Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who won his reelection campaign last year, said he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery but said he is expected to fully recover. “I am blessed that my cancer was detected relatively early, and I can’t emphasize enough how important routine screenings are, regardless of how healthy you think you are,” Tillis said in a statement on Monday. He added that doctors said he’s expected to make “a full recovery” because the cancer was found “relatively early.” Tillis, 60, emphasized annual checkups, saying that if he didn’t go to his, the prostate cancer would not have been detected early. “My prognosis is good because I went to my annual physical and received a PSA test, which led to a biopsy and, eventually, my diagnosis. Early detection can truly save lives,” he said in the statement. Tillis did not elaborate on the specifics of …