Doctors consider next treatment for McCain’s brain tumour
WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain’s tumour is one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer, and his doctors are determining next treatment options even as the senator, in a tweet, promised his colleagues in Congress he’d “be back soon.”
McCain underwent surgery last week to have a blood clot removed from above his left eye, and that clot turned out to be a sign that a tumour called a glioblastoma had begun growing.
Here are some things to know about glioblastomas:
AGGRESSIVE CANCER