Politics | Mitt Romney Report: Mitt Romney Had Prostate Cancer Per a CNN source who says the prognosis is good By Newser Editors Posted Jan 8, 2018 1:49 PM CST Copied In this Nov. 29, 2016, file photo, Mitt Romney talks with reporters after eating dinner with then President-elect Donald Trump at Jean-Georges restaurant in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) Mitt Romney's name has grabbed headlines lately on the heels of Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch's retirement announcement as a likely successor. Now, news of a different sort, by way of a CNN source who says the Republican was "treated surgically" for prostate cancer over the summer at UC Irvine Hospital in California. The unnamed source described the treatment as successful and the prognosis as "good." NBC News and Fox News say their sources confirm the story. Read These Next ICE arrests casino magnate in a remote US territory. Norwegians are flabbergasted by Machado's Nobel giveaway. Pamela Anderson didn't love sitting near Seth Rogen at the Globes. John Mellencamp's little-known side gig: Indiana football fan. Report an error