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Watch: Rep. Gwen Moore announces cancer diagnosis and remission, praises ACA

By Thomas McKinless
Posted January 29, 2019 at 4:47pm

By Thomas McKinless

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Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore announced during a Ways and Means Committee hearing Tuesday that she was diagnosed with small cell lymphocytic lymphomain the spring of 2018. She also announced that the cancer is now in remission. “Instead of yielding me time, you could be delivering kind words at my memorial service,” Moore said. “Now I’m in great health with an excellent prognosis of living with this disease.”

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