# John McCain diagnosed with glioblastoma brain tumor **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 20, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-diagnosed-with-glioblastoma-brain-tumor/791687 "2017-07-20T01:03:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-diagnosed-with-glioblastoma-brain-tumor/791687/1 "2017-07-20T01:03:43Z")
> [@](#): > > [Washington Post.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/john-mccain-republican-senator-from-arizona-has-a-brain-tumor/2017/07/19/3331c5fa-6cdf-11e7-b9e2-2056e768a7e5_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_mccain-845pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.77f0e3bec0df)Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, his office said Wednesday. > > The Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix said tests revealed “a primary brain tumor known as a glioblastoma” associated with a blood clot above his left eye that was removed last week… Dang. Politically, I’m not too wild about him, but I wish him well, and he certainly has been through the wringer in this lifetime. My daughter-in-law died of this kind of brain tumor, which is the most common kind. Three months from diagnosis to death. She had radiation, but I think that was more of a “we can’t just do _nothing_!” response. She had been a little “off” in the weeks prior to the diagnosis, but there was a lot of stuff going on, including a move across the country, and a new job in the family–everyone just assumed it was the stress of adjusting to a bunch of changes. This would certainly explain McCain’s somewhat incoherent speech at the Comey hearings. Dang. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-diagnosed-with-glioblastoma-brain-tumor/791687/2 "2017-07-20T01:07:02Z")
Just saw this in my news feed. We have a Doper who is fighting the same thing. Fuck cancer. ---
**Author:** ![bobkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@bobkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobkitty)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-diagnosed-with-glioblastoma-brain-tumor/791687/3 "2017-07-20T01:09:02Z")
The diagnosis is unsurprising given his behavior over the last few months, but it’s still a shame. The irony that the repeal Obamacare vote was delayed to give him time to recover from the blood clot is certainly not lost on me. I hope however long he has left is peaceful. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-diagnosed-with-glioblastoma-brain-tumor/791687/4 "2017-07-20T01:18:52Z")
He’s my state senator and though I disagree with him on lots of stuff and have spent the last few months filling his inbox with pleas to vote against dismantling the ACA, I am very sorry to hear this. I hope the time he has left is peaceful and happy. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-diagnosed-with-glioblastoma-brain-tumor/791687/5 "2017-07-20T01:24:28Z")
> [@](#): > > With standard treatment, median survival for adults with an anaplastic astrocytoma is about two to three years. For adults with more aggressive glioblastoma, treated with concurrent temozolamide and radiation therapy, median survival is about 14.6 months and two-year survival is 30%. However, a 2009 study reported that almost 10% of patients with glioblastoma may live five years or longer. [http://www.abta.org/brain-tumor-information/types-of-tumors/glioblastoma.html](http://www.abta.org/brain-tumor-information/types-of-tumors/glioblastoma.html) ---
**Author:** ![Okrahoma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90db22/32.png) [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-diagnosed-with-glioblastoma-brain-tumor/791687/6 "2017-07-20T01:31:33Z")
I saw in the news that he was operated on and the cancer was successfully removed. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-diagnosed-with-glioblastoma-brain-tumor/791687/7 "2017-07-20T01:33:03Z")
I believe they only got most of the tumor. From what I read, it’s the same type Ted Kennedy had. Ted lived for a while with it, but the outlook is not good. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-diagnosed-with-glioblastoma-brain-tumor/791687/8 "2017-07-20T01:35:28Z")
I made my first attempt to be bipartisan in posting this on Facebook earlier. The death of Ted Kennedy occurred during the debate over the ACA. I’m hoping that Senator McCain’s cancer can help us all take a deep breath and at least step back and think about health care. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-diagnosed-with-glioblastoma-brain-tumor/791687/9 "2017-07-20T01:37:34Z")
He is a tough guy. He will show us the right way to die. I will miss him. I will pray for him. Some nice comments from President Obama. Nothing yet from President Trump. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-diagnosed-with-glioblastoma-brain-tumor/791687/10 "2017-07-20T01:45:05Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > He is a tough guy. He will show us the right way to die. I will miss him. I will pray for him. > > Some nice comments from President Obama. Nothing yet from President Trump. … [QUOTE=President Trump] **I’m going to need to see the doctor’s note for missing work today.** [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-diagnosed-with-glioblastoma-brain-tumor/791687/11 "2017-07-20T02:00:49Z")
Also from Trump: “Now he’s a two-time loser.” Okay, he didn’t really say that. But he’s capable of it. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-diagnosed-with-glioblastoma-brain-tumor/791687/12 "2017-07-20T02:03:58Z")
I liked him a lot back in the day. I think the world would be a far better place today if he had beaten Bush in the 2000 Primary. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-diagnosed-with-glioblastoma-brain-tumor/791687/13 "2017-07-20T02:05:51Z")
“Senator John McCain has always been a fighter. Melania and I send our thoughts and prayers to Senator McCain, Cindy, and their entire family. Get well soon.” ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-diagnosed-with-glioblastoma-brain-tumor/791687/14 "2017-07-20T02:12:10Z")
That’s what did my mother in. Hers was inoperable. With a combination of radiation and some very expensive chemotherapy (most of the cost of which was covered by Medicare), she made it about 11 months. McCain’s far from my favorite politician, but that’s just a horrible way to go. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-diagnosed-with-glioblastoma-brain-tumor/791687/15 "2017-07-20T02:59:40Z")
Even worse: his 105-year-old mother is still alive. :eek: ☹ > **[Roberta McCain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberta_McCain)** > > Roberta Wright McCain (February 7, 1912 – October 12, 2020) was an American socialite and oil heiress. She was the wife of Admiral John S. McCain Jr., with whom she had three children including U.S. Senator John S. McCain III and stage actor and journalist Joe McCain. McCain was active in the Navy Wives Clubs and her Capitol Hill home was a popular salon for lawmakers and politicians. In 2007 and 2008, she actively campaigned in support of her son John during his presidential bid. > Roberta Wri... At his age, with this type of cancer, chances are that comfort or palliative care is the best method of “treatment”. Sarah Palin, not exactly an intellectual colossus, said that she knows he will face this with strength and courage. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-diagnosed-with-glioblastoma-brain-tumor/791687/16 "2017-07-20T03:24:11Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > “Senator John McCain has always been a fighter. Melania and I send our thoughts and prayers to Senator McCain, Cindy, and their entire family. Get well soon.” Trump gets normalcy points for this comment except for one thing. I will humbly accept a judgment of _Nitpickius Maximus_ if so accused by the forum. “Get well soon,” is not exactly the right thing to say here. What some Dopers have said in this thread qualify as the kind of wish to extend to someone with this diagnosis, for example, “I hope however long he has left is peaceful.” This isn’t something you _get well_ from. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-diagnosed-with-glioblastoma-brain-tumor/791687/17 "2017-07-20T03:56:25Z")
Whats he supposed to say? Fuck off and die? ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-diagnosed-with-glioblastoma-brain-tumor/791687/18 "2017-07-20T04:01:14Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Trump gets normalcy points for this comment except for one thing. I will humbly accept a judgment of _Nitpickius Maximus_ if so accused by the forum. “Get well soon,” is not exactly the right thing to say here. What some Dopers have said in this thread qualify as the kind of wish to extend to someone with this diagnosis, for example, “I hope however long he has left is peaceful.” This isn’t something you _get well_ from. Not a nitpick at all, it was my first thought exactly. Completely clueless of him or whichever flunkie was assigned the task. Yet another stupidly embarrassing missive. Don’t care McCain’s politics, but admire his fortitude. I doubt I’d have had the strength he had to endure what he did. Have lost dear friends to glioblastoma, and hate to see it hit anyone, let alone someone who has already endured so much. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-diagnosed-with-glioblastoma-brain-tumor/791687/19 "2017-07-20T04:02:55Z")
John’s daughter Meghan issued a beautiful statement about her dad. I quoted the more personal feelings she expressed. John has served this country has entire life. I often don’t agree with him politically. But I’ve always believed he’s tried to live his life the right way. I hope John has a few good remaining years. Perhaps see his daughter marry and meet his grandchildren. > **[Meghan McCain reacts after Senator John McCain diagnosed with brain tumor](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/meghan-mccain-reacts-after-senator-john-mccain-diagnosed-with-brain-tumor)** > > Meghan McCain, daughter of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and co-host of "Outnumbered" on Fox News Channel, released this statement after her father was diagnosed with a brain tumor. > [@](#): > > “My love for my father is boundless, and like any daughter I cannot and do not wish to be in a world without him. I have faith that those days remain far away. Yet even in this moment, my fears for him are overwhelmed by one thing above all: gratitude for our years together, and the years still to come. He is a warrior at dusk, one of the greatest Americans of our age, and the worthy heir to his father’s and grandfather’s name. But to me he is something more. He is my strength, my example, my refuge, my confidante, my teacher, my rock, my hero – my dad. -MMM” ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-diagnosed-with-glioblastoma-brain-tumor/791687/20 "2017-07-20T04:37:27Z")
When he and Obama ran against each other I was on the fence as to who to vote for. Then I looked at the VP candidates and voted without hesitation for Obama. Whatever time McCain has left I hope it is peaceful. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-diagnosed-with-glioblastoma-brain-tumor/791687.md?page=2)