Philly Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez announces she has breast cancer

Quiñones-Sánchez, who is rumored to be eyeing the 2023 mayoral race, said that she is now cancer-free following a successful mastectomy in August, but will undergo preventive treatment.

City Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez is cancer-free after a successful mastectomy following her breast cancer diagnosis this summer.Read moreMONICA HERNDON / Staff Photographer

by Sean Collins Walsh and Erin Arvedlund

Updated Oct. 30, 2021, 7:40 p.m. ET

Published Oct. 30, 2021, 5:30 a.m. ET