Nation : reagans due for mayo clinic tests

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Former President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, planned to arrive today for routine physical examinations at the Mayo Clinic, said Reagan spokesman Mark Weinberg. The

Reagans have a longstanding relationship with Mayo physicians. Nancy Reagan’s stepfather, who was a doctor, was a friend of Dr. Oliver Beahrs, a retired clinic surgeon. In January, 1987, a

team of Mayo physicians examined Reagan for any recurrence of an earlier colon cancer and they performed surgery to correct an enlarged prostate. In October, 1987, two Mayo physicians were

part of a team that treated Nancy Reagan’s breast cancer. MORE TO READ