Glioblastomas Known For Being Aggressive, Hard To Treat
Sen. John McCain was diagnosed with a particularly complex brain cancer.
Los Angeles Times:
Sen. John McCain Has A Glioblastoma Tumor. Here's How Doctors Treat This Aggressive Form Of Brain Cancer
Being told you have cancer is never welcome, but being told you have a glioblastoma tumor is especially scary. This is the news that longtime Arizona Sen. John McCain got after he had a blood clot removed above his left eye on Friday. A glioblastoma is the same type of tumor that killed Sen. Edward M. Kennedy in 2009. It also was responsible for the death of Beau Biden, son of then[-Vice President Joe Biden, in 2015. (Netburn, 7/20)
Los Angeles Times:
Cancer Diagnosis Spotlights Sen. John McCain's Rare Ability To Bring Partisans Together
John McCain, with his short fuse and lashing tongue, is not always an easy man to like, or to get along with. The Arizona senator acknowledged as much in a wry tweet he dispatched Thursday morning — candor and self-deprecation always being two of his strongest, most appealing suits. “I greatly appreciate the outpouring of support,” McCain wrote hours after revealing he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. “Unfortunately for my sparring partners in Congress, I'll be back soon, so stand-by!” At a time of bone-deep political division, the two-time Republican presidential hopeful is a rare unifier. (Barabak, 7/20)