John mccain biography cancer
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John McCain, maverick US senator and former Vietnam War POW, dead at 81 after struggle with brain cancer
US senator John McCain, the maverick Republican who survived a Vietnam War prison camp and ran unsuccessfully for president, has died at the age of 81 after struggling with an aggressive form of brain cancer.
Key points:
- The Republican senator had been undergoing treatment for brain cancer
- His wife Cindy and other family members were with him when he died
- Senator McCain ran for president in , when he lost to Barack Obama
The six-term Republican senator had been suffering from a number of health problems in recent years.
He had also been undergoing treatment for glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, since December He had previously survived the removal of non-invasive melanomas at least three times.
A statement from Senator McCain's office said his wife Cindy and other family members were with him when he died.
"At his death, he had served the United St
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John McCain
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Who Was John McCain?
The son of a decorated Navy admiral, John McCain enrolled at the U.S. Naval Academy and was dispatched to Vietnam, where he was tortured as a prisoner of war between and After his release, McCain served as a Republican congressman and senator from the state of Arizona, earning renown as a "maverick" who challenged party orthodoxy. He launched a bid for the U.S. presidency in and earned the Republican nomination in , before losing to Barack Obama. After winning a sixth Senate begrepp in , McCain made headlines for his motstånd to Republican attempts to repeal Obamacare and his battle with brain cancer. A day after deciding to stop treatment for his cancer, McCain died at his home in Sedona on August 25,
Navy Blood
John Sidney McCain III was born on August 29, , at Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone (then a U.S. territory), the second of three children born to naval officer John S. McCain Jr. and his wife, Robert
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John McCain&#;s Battle With Brain Cancer
On the day the news broke, it led all media reports, including the front page of The New York Times. John McCain, who has served in the Senate for 30 years representing Arizona and a two-time presidential candidate, received a diagnosis of glioblastoma, a lethal form of brain cancer.
McCain died the next year, in , after a battle with this highly malignant brain tumor. It was only one day after it was announced that the senator had decided to discontinue treatment.
John McCain&#;s Brain Cancer: Glioblastoma Tumor
John McCain&#;s brain tumor was diagnosed in mid-July when a blood clot above McCain’s left eye was discovered during a routine physical exam.
The clot was removed by doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, where McCain received treatment. It was later determined that it was associated with glioblastoma.
John McCain&#;s Melanoma
McCain&#;s last bout of melanoma was in He previously had three other melanomas; all four were fo