Reuters: Politics: Representative McCarthy diagnosed with lung cancer

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Representative McCarthy diagnosed with lung cancer Jun 3rd 2013, 23:57 WASHINGTON | Mon Jun 3, 2013 7:57pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Representative Carolyn McCarthy, a gun control advocate elected to Congress after her husband was killed in a mass shooting, said on Monday she has lung cancer. "I look forward to a successful treatment and returning to continue the mission that I've started as a member of Congress," the 69-year-old New York Democrat said in a statement. McCarthy was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1996, three years after her husband was killed in a shooting spree on a Long Island, New York, commuter train. Her son was also severely injured in the attack, which prompted McCarthy to start a campaign for more stringent gun control that led to her election to Congress. McCarthy will undergo treatment at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Her illness was discovered during a recent annual health exam. "My doctor ... has told me that I begin my treatment in good physical health and that he looks forward to my return to work after I recover," McCarthy said. McCarthy serves on the Financial Services Committee and the Education and Workforce Committee in the House.

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