FAIRWAY, KS (KCTV) -- Former U.S. Senator Bob Dole has announced that he has been diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer.
He said his first treatment will be on Monday.
Dole represented Kansas in the Senate from 1969 to 1996. He also ran for president in 1980, 1988 and 1996.
"Recently, I was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. My first treatment will begin on Monday," Dole tweeted. "While I certainly have some hurdles ahead, I also know that I join millions of Americans who face significant health challenges of their own."
Bob Dole through the years
File -- Former Republican presidential candidate Sen. Bob Dole visits the Kansas delegation during the second day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Tuesday, July 19, 2016.Â
File --Â Bob Dole enlisted in the United States Army after his second year at The University of Kansas.Â
File --Â Bob Dole and his mother Bina stand in front of the Dole home in the 100 block of North Maple Street while he was recovering from his war injuries.
File --Â Bob Dole is shown in front of a neighbor's house wearing overalls sometime in the 1930's or early 1940's in his hometown of Russell, Kansas. The car behind him is a 1936 Chevrolet.
File --Â This is an undated handout photo of Bob Dole at age 4.
File -- U.S. Senator (R-Kan.) Republican Vice-Presidential hopeful seen in this undated photo.
File --Â In this Dec. 31, 1995, file photo, President Bill Clinton meets with House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Ga., left, and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole of Kansas, to grapple with competing balanced budget plans.
File --Â In this Oct. 27, 1996 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole takes the stage during his rally in Elk Grove, Calif.
File -- Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, right, speaks after being presented with the McGovern-Dole Leadership Award by Vice President Joe Biden, left, to honor his leadership in the fight against hunger, during the 12th Annual George McGovern Leadership Award Ceremony hosted by World Food Program USA, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013.Â
File -- WWII veteran and former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, and his wife, former North Carolina Sen. Elizabeth Dole, take part in a wreath laying ceremony at a 10th anniversary ceremony for the WWII Memorial in Washington, Saturday, May 24, 2014.
File --Â President Barack Obama greets former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, 91, after Obama spoke at a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday May 25, 2015.Â
File -- Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Mike Pence, R-Ind., speaks to former Republican presidential candidate Sen. Bob Dole during the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Monday, July 18, 2016.
File -- President Donald Trump speaks to former Sen. Bob Dole before House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., right, presents him with the Congressional Gold Medal on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, in Washington. Watching at left is Rep. Lynn Jenkins, R-Kan.Â
File -- Vice President Mike Pence, President Donald Trump and former Sen. Bob Dole laugh during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring Dole on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence listens at left.Â
File -- Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, for the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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