Sen. John McCain has brain tumor, doctors say

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Sen. John McCain diagnosed with brain cancer according to a statement from his office.
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PHOENIX — Sen. John McCain revealed Wednesday that he has a primary brain tumor. The cancer was discovered during cranial surgery last week to remove a blood clot above his left eye.

In a statement from Mayo Clinic, McCain’s doctors described the tumor as a glioblastoma.

The 80-year-old McCain, R-Ariz., is reviewing treatment options with his family. Those could include a combination of chemotherapy and radiation, according to the Mayo statement.

“Scanning done since the procedure (a minimally invasive craniotomy with an eyebrow incision) shows that the tissue of concern was completely resected by imaging criteria,” the Mayo Clinic said in its statement.

A written statement from McCain’s office reiterated that the six-term senator, 2008 Republican presidential nominee and former prisoner of war in Vietnam is in “good spirits” as he recovers at his home in Arizona. 

“He is grateful to the doctors and staff at Mayo Clinic for their outstanding care, and is confident that any future treatment will be effective,” McCain’s office said in the statement. “Further consultations with Senator McCain’s Mayo Clinic care team will indicate when he will return to the United States Senate.”

The White House released a statement from President Trump Wednesday evening saying, “Senator John McCain has always been a fighter. Melania and I send our thoughts and prayers to Senator McCain, Cindy, and their entire family. Get well soon.”

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., also released a statement calling McCain “a hero to our Conference and a hero to our country.”

McConnell wrote, “The entire Senate family’s prayers are with John, Cindy and his family, his staff, and the people of Arizona he represents so well.

“We all look forward to seeing this American hero again soon.”

Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., told reporters he was gathered Wednesday night with other GOP senators for a meeting on health care when Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. — a close friend of McCain’s — came in and told the group of the diagnosis.

Hoeven said the senators asked Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma, a former religious camp leader and co-chair of the Congressional Prayer Caucus, to lead a prayer.

“We prayed. It was very emotional,” Hoeven said.

McCain’s daughter, Meghan McCain tweeted a statement saying all of her family has “endured the shock of the news, and now we live with the anxiety about what comes next.” 

She wrote that given her father’s previous battle with cancer, which she called “familiar to the countless American families whose loved ones are also stricken with the tragedy of disease and the inevitability of age,” the family was asking for prayers and would be “so grateful” for them.

Contributing: Eliza Collins, USA TODAY. Follow Dan Nowicki on Twitter: @dannnowicki

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