This week, Sen. John McCain of Arizona was diagnosed with brain cancer. On Saturday, McCain’s office announced that McCain had surgery Friday to remove a blood clot from above his left eye. Pathology reports on the clot determined that McCain indeed has cancer.
“Subsequent tissue pathology revealed that a primary brain tumor known as a glioblastoma was associated with the blood clot,” the hospital said in a statement.
“The Senator and his family are reviewing further treatment options with his Mayo Clinic care team,” the statement continued. “Treatment options may include a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. The Senator’s doctors say he is recovering from his surgery ‘amazingly well’ and his underlying health is excellent.”
McCain’s daughter also released a statement on her father’s diagnosis.