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Durbin Has Stomach Tumor Removed
CHICAGO (AP) -- Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois has had a stomach tumor removed and is recovering at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Durbin's office says surgeons removed the small tumor Thursday. Spokesman Joe Shoemaker says a preliminary biopsy showed no signs of cancer, although these kinds of tumors can be malignant.

A statement from Durbin's office says further treatment isn't expected. A spokesman says the preliminary biopsy results "demonstrate a favorable prognosis" and Durbin should be able to resume a full schedule as early as next week.

The 65-year-old Democrat is second to Majority Leader Harry Reid in the Senate Democratic leadership ranks.

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