Victorian upper house MP Fiona Patten reveals kidney cancer diagnosis
by Benita Kolovos from World news | The Guardian on (#63TXK)
Reason party leader says she still plans to fight November state election after undergoing surgery next month
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Victorian MP Fiona Patten has revealed she has been diagnosed with cancer after a tumour was recently discovered on her kidney.
The Reason party leader will undergo a nephrectomy - the removal of the affected kidney - in early October and still plans to contest the state election on 26 November.
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