US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has returned to work in the Pentagon after a long period of illness. On Monday (local time), Austin met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Washington, according to a Pentagon statement. Austin also used the meeting to comment on his health. “I’m feeling and recovering well, but I’m still getting fit again,” said the 70-year-old.
Austin was heavily criticized earlier this year for keeping his prostate cancer and hospitalization a secret after complications from a procedure. Even US President Joe Biden did not know for several days that his minister was in hospital – but later confirmed that he wanted to stay with him. Austin was released from the hospital on January 15 and did not initially work from the Pentagon.
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men in the United States, after non-melanoma skin cancer. In the initial phase, the chances of recovery are generally good. The prostate (prostate gland) is a walnut-sized organ that surrounds the base of the urethra in men. (sda/dpa)
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