Former Sen. Ben Sasse announces he has been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer

1:23In this Jan. 19, 2022, file photo, Sen. Ben Sasse walks the halls of the Capitol in Washington, D.C.Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP, FILE

Former Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse announced on Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer.

"Last week I received a diagnosis of metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, and I am going to die," Sasse, 53, shared in a post on X on Tuesday.

In this Jan. 19, 2022, file photo, Sen. Ben Sasse walks the halls of the Capitol in Washington...