John McCain to Discontinue Treatment For Brain Cancer

Last year, Senator John McCain was diagnosed with brain cancer, after pathology tests revealed the presence of a “primary brain tumor” associated with a blood clot.

At the time, McCain underwent surgery to remove the blood clot, but results confirmed the existence of the aggressive tumor, Glioblastoma, which forms in the tissue of the brain and spinal cord, according to the American Brain Tumor Association. 

Shortly after the surgery and subsequent diagnosis, McCain began a “standard post-surgical regimen of targeted radiation and chemotherapy,” to threat the tumor. But now, just one year later, McCain has made the decision to cease all medical treatment. 

“Last summer, Senator John McCain shared with Americans the news our family already knew: he had been diagnosed with an aggressive glioblastoma, and the prognosis was serious,” the family of McCain said in a statement. “In the year since, John has surpassed expectations for his survival. But the progress of disease and the inexorable advance of age render their verdict. With his usual strength of will, he has now chosen to discontinue medical treatment.”

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“Our family is immensely grateful for the support and kindness of all his caregivers over the last year, and for the continuing outpouring of concern and affection from John’s many friends and associates, and the many thousands of people who are keeping him in their prayers. God bless and thank you all.”