Gov. Larry Hogan Is Cancer Free: Doctors

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Monday at a press conference that he is officially cancer free, and credited the prayers of residents across the state for helping him to recover.

The governor said at the news conference that he never considered resigning during the four months of his treatment. Hogan said he worked every day.

“The outpouring of prayers and kind wishes from across the state, the country, and even the world has meant so much to me,” Hogan said on Facebook. “It has kept me strong, kept my spirits high, and is undoubtedly the reason I am on the road to recovery. Thank you all for your unwavering support, and staying ‪#‎HoganStrong with me.”

Hogan completed last month for stage 3 non-Hodgkins lymphoma. On Tuesday he is scheduled to give a keynote speech at the Republican Governors Association meeting in Las Vegas, reports The Baltimore Sun.

In August, the governor said his doctors were shocked at how well he’s responded to cancer treatment, noting 95 percent of the disease was gone at that time.

Hogan told The Washington Post that when he was diagnosed in June, doctors found 60 tumors throughout his body ranging in size from golf balls to oranges.

After eight weeks of chemotherapy, “I aced my test,” Hogan told the Post. “Ninety-five percent is gone, disappeared, dead. I still have some remnants of the tumors, but it’s dead.”

Hogan said his doctors were shocked at the results, which could not have shown better progress.

Hogan was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph nodes. The governor delivered the news with the same balance of candor and charming levity that he has used to tackle partisan realities in the Statehouse.

“This cancer is very advanced and very aggressive,” Hogan said, while noting there was a strong chance of success.

“The odds of beating this are much, much better than my odds of beating Anthony Brown,” Hogan said, referring to his Democratic opponent in the 2014 general election.

Hogan described the cancer as ”very advanced stage 3 or stage 4” and referred to cancerous tumors located in various parts of his body, including a tumor in his back.

The governor underwent rounds of chemotherapy over 18 weeks.

In July, Hogan changed his profile picture on Facebook to show his bald head as chemo caused hair loss. “Bald is beautiful,” he wrote.

»Photo of Gov. Larry Hogan from his Twitter feed