title: Senator McCaskill to be absent for three weeks for cancer treatment
text: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Claire McCaskill will be absent from Congress for the next three weeks as she undergoes treatment for breast cancer, the Missouri Democrat wrote in a blog post on Monday. McCaskill, who leads the Senate Special Committee on Aging, said she will post online how she would have voted on any matters that come up during her absence and will submit questions in writing for any missed hearings. “It’s a little scary, but my prognosis is good and I expect a full recovery,” McCaskill wrote. 