Governor Dayton Announces Battle with Prostate Cancer

ST. PAUL (AP) – Governor Mark Dayton says he’s been diagnosed with prostate cancer, but will finish the final two years of his term.

Dayton made the announcement, Tuesday, just a day after collapsing while delivering his State of the State address.

“I always thought I was incredibly fortunate…cancer seems to me like Russian Roulette. Everytime I get a clean bill of health at my annual physical. I was on my knees thanking the Lord for that clean bill of health,” Gov. Dayton stated.

Dayton was even cracking jokes, while he spoke to the press today, saying, “If I had known it was going to result in the Republicans not criticizing my speech, I would have tried it years ago.”

The 69-year-old Democrat says he’ll travel to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester on Tuesday afternoon for test on why he fainted.

He’ll return to the Mayo next week to discuss his prostate cancer treatment options.