Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is currently being treated for prostate cancer, his doctors announced Tuesday, after it was revealed last week the Pentagon chief did not inform the White House of his recent days-long stay in the hospital.

Diagnosed with prostate cancer early last month, Austin was admitted to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., on December 22 for a prostatectomy procedure. Austin was then readmitted on January 1 and diagnosed with a urinary tract infection after complaining of severe nausea and lower-body pain, according to the Pentagon.

“We anticipate a full recovery,” the Pentagon said in a statement. “During this stay, Secretary Austin never lost consciousness and never underwent general anesthesia.”