Washington (CNN) Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Monday he has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, a form of cancer.

"A few days ago I was diagnosed with cancer," the first-term Republican governor said Monday. "The truth is I've learned over the last few days that this cancer is very advanced and very aggressive."

Hogan canceled multiple events recently, after he returned from a trip to Asia.

Hogan said he would not step down. He will begin receiving chemotherapy treatments "but I won't stop working," he said.

The announcement likely means an increased role for Maryland's lieutenant governor, Boyd Rutherford, also a Republican.

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