Lloyd Austin: Pentagon reveals US Defence Secretary had prostate cancer surgery

9 January 2024, 19:31 GMT

Updated 19 minutes ago

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin suffered a urinary tract infection following surgery to treat a prostate cancer diagnosis, doctors have said.

In a statement, doctors emphasised that cancer was caught early and said that his "prognosis is excellent".

Mr Austin, 70, faced criticism after it emerged senior defence officials and the White House did not learn of his hospital visit for three days.