Gerlinde Kretschmann is cancer-free – Kretschmann on his wife: “She has beaten cancer”
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Gerlinde Kretschmann Triumphs Over Breast CancerDiagnosed in 2021, Gerlinde Kretschmann has been cancer-free for five years and is now considered cured.
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- Gerlinde Kretschmann has been declared cancer-free after a five-year battle with breast cancer.
- Winfried Kretschmann reduced his public duties in 2021 following his wife's diagnosis during the election campaign.
- The couple has been married since 1975 and has three children along with several grandchildren.
- With Kretschmann stepping down after 15 years as Minister-President, more family time is anticipated.
"My wife is doing well. She has beaten cancer. After five years she is considered cured."— Winfried Kretschmann (the Greens) told the magazine Bunte in an interview about his wife Gerlinde Kretschmann and her cancer diagnosis.
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