Sen. Bob Menendez of NJ announces wife Nadine battling stage 3 breast cancer amid corruption trials [Video]

NEW JERSEY (WABC) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez announced his wife Nadine is battling breast cancer and she will require a mastectomy as the two face separate corruption trials.

The senator’s corruption trial started this week after his wife’s was postponed until at least July for what was previously an undisclosed medical condition.

However, the senator released the following statement on Thursday morning, revealing that the medical condition is cancer:

“As a result of constant press inquiries and reporters following my wife, she has asked me to disclose her medical condition. Nadine is suffering from Grade 3 breast cancer, which will require her to have mastectomy surgery. We are of course, concerned about the seriousness and advanced stage of the disease. She will require follow up surgery and possibly radiation treatment. We hope and pray for the best results. We ask the press and the public to give her the time, space and privacy to deal with this challenging health condition …