John McCain diagnosed with brain cancer

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., was diagnosed with brain cancer Wednesday, five days after doctors removed a blood clot from above his left eye at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix. “Subsequent tissue pathology revealed that a primary brain tumor known as a glioblastoma was associated with the blood clot,” the Mayo Clinic said in a statement. Treatment options may include a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. McCain, who turns 81 next month, is in good spirits and will remain home with his family in Arizona until further direction from his doctors, according to a statement released by his office. The six-term senator and former presidential candidate received a rush of prayers and well wishes within minutes of his diagnosis announcement. McCain’s daughter Meghan McCain wrote in a statement, “Cancer may afflict him in many ways: But it will not make him surrender. Nothing ever has.” President Donald Trump said McCain has always been a fighter, and he and the first lady sent their thoughts and prayers. Former President Barack Obama, who defeated McCain in the 2008 presidential election, tweeted, “John McCain is an American hero & one of the bravest fighters I’ve ever known. Cancer doesn’t know what it’s up against. Give it hell, John.”