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 US troops gripe about leader talk that's 'over the line.' Trump has now authorized strikes on seven nations. Iran may have miscalculated in its initial response to attack. White House explains Trump's red neck. Report an error