US Defense Minister hospitalized again. This American official has prostate cancer.
He was taken to a military facility in suburban Washington for what appeared to be a bladder problem, the official said in a statement. He retains his prerogatives for the moment, a ministry spokesperson, Pat Ryder, said. The official, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer and recently underwent surgery, is being treated at a military hospital in Washington, D.C. The Pentagon announced on Sunday that the White House had been notified.