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| John McCain has brain cancer, his office says | John McCain has brain cancer, his office says |
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| Veteran US Republican Senator John McCain has been diagnosed with brain cancer and is reviewing treatment options, according to his office. | Veteran US Republican Senator John McCain has been diagnosed with brain cancer and is reviewing treatment options, according to his office. |
| The options may include chemotherapy and radiation, his doctors said. The 80-year-old politician is in "good spirits" recovering at home. | The options may include chemotherapy and radiation, his doctors said. The 80-year-old politician is in "good spirits" recovering at home. |
| The tumour was discovered during a surgery to remove a blood clot from above his left eye last week. | The tumour was discovered during a surgery to remove a blood clot from above his left eye last week. |
| A Vietnam veteran, Mr McCain spent more than five years as a prisoner of war. | A Vietnam veteran, Mr McCain spent more than five years as a prisoner of war. |
| The six-term senator and 2008 Republican presidential candidate underwent surgery at a clinic in Phoenix, in the state of Arizona, last Friday. | The six-term senator and 2008 Republican presidential candidate underwent surgery at a clinic in Phoenix, in the state of Arizona, last Friday. |
| Tissue analysis revealed that a primary brain tumour known as glioblastoma was associated with the clot, a statement from the Mayo Clinic said. | |
| "The senator's doctors say he is recovering from his surgery 'amazingly well' and his underlying health is excellent," it added. | "The senator's doctors say he is recovering from his surgery 'amazingly well' and his underlying health is excellent," it added. |
| "Treatment options may include a combination of chemotherapy and radiation." | "Treatment options may include a combination of chemotherapy and radiation." |
| Glioblastoma is a particularly aggressive brain tumour, and increases in frequency with age, affecting more men than women. | Glioblastoma is a particularly aggressive brain tumour, and increases in frequency with age, affecting more men than women. |
| Mr McCain, who is the chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, was in "good spirits as he continues to recover at home with his family", his office said. | Mr McCain, who is the chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, was in "good spirits as he continues to recover at home with his family", his office said. |
| His family reacted with "shock" to the news, his 32-year-old daughter Meghan said. | His family reacted with "shock" to the news, his 32-year-old daughter Meghan said. |
| "It won't surprise you to learn that in all of this, the one of us who is most confident and calm is my father," she said on Twitter. | "It won't surprise you to learn that in all of this, the one of us who is most confident and calm is my father," she said on Twitter. |
| "So he is meeting this challenge as he has every other. Cancer may afflict him in many ways: but it will not make him surrender. Nothing ever has." | "So he is meeting this challenge as he has every other. Cancer may afflict him in many ways: but it will not make him surrender. Nothing ever has." |
| President Donald Trump said Mr McCain has "always been a fighter" and, in a statement, said: "Get well soon". | President Donald Trump said Mr McCain has "always been a fighter" and, in a statement, said: "Get well soon". |
| Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Mr McCain was a "hero to our country". | Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Mr McCain was a "hero to our country". |
| "He has never shied from a fight, and I know that he will face this challenge with the same extraordinary courage that has characterized his life," he said on Twitter. | "He has never shied from a fight, and I know that he will face this challenge with the same extraordinary courage that has characterized his life," he said on Twitter. |
| Former President Barack Obama tweeted: "John McCain is an American hero and one of the bravest fighters I've ever known. Cancer doesn't know what it's up against. Give it hell, John." |