Former Rep. Paul Mitchell announces renal cancer diagnosis
Mitchell, who announced he was retiring from public life in December, said he received the cancer diagnosis about three weeks ago. “I was having some bad back issues,” Mitchell said in an interview with NJR-AM New Talk 760, according to The Detroit News. "But it wasn't. It was stage 4 cancer. Pretty shocking to get that kind of diagnosis.” ADVERTISEMENT “I was probably only a few days away from dying. I knew I was sick, but I didn't realize how serious the problem was,” he added. The former congressman said he underwent surgery two weeks ago to remove a mass and blood clot near h...