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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Trisha Kae Andrada

How Former Senator Ben Sasse Is Facing Terminal Stage 4 Cancer at 53 While Preparing for What Comes Next

Ben Sasse speaking at CPAC 2015 in Washington, DC. (Credit: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)

Former United States Senator and University of Florida president Ben Sasse, 53, delivered a stark and deeply personal message to the public via social media, revealing a terminal illness.

'Last week I was diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, and am gonna die,' Sasse wrote in a post on 23 December. He referred to the cancer as 'nasty stuff' and 'a death sentence,' recognising the significant physical and personal hurdles that lie ahead.

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