Senator John McCain to miss final tax vote as he suffers cancer treatment side-effects
McCain is doing well despite his illness (Picture: AP) Senator John McCain will miss the final vote ..
Senator John McCain will miss the final vote on the GOP tax bill after he was taken hospital suffering from the side-effects of his brain cancer treatment.
The political maverick was being treated at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington DC on Wednesday.
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A spokesperson said: ‘As ever, he remains grateful to his physicians for their excellent care, and his friends and supporters for their encouragement and good wishes. Senator McCain looks forward to returning to work as soon as possible.’
He is expected to return to Washington in January.
McCain was diagnosed with glioblastoma earlier this year. It’s a type of astrocytoma that forms in star-shaped cells in the brain called astrocytes.
This form of cancer typically starts in the cerebrum which is the largest part of your brain.
There are two types of glioblastoma: primary and secondary. McCain has been diagnosed with the former.
But primary is the more aggressive type. It starts out as a grade four tumor, whereas secondary is a grade two or three that grows.
The chances of having glioblastoma increase with age. One in five tumors that start in the brain are classed as a glioblastoma.
Symptoms include persistent headaches, seizures, vomiting and blurred or double vision.
McCain has still managed to carry out his duties while suffering from the illness.
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Earlier this year, he shocked Republicans by casting a ‘no’ in the deciding vote for Donald Trump’s new healthcare bill.
At the time, he said he could not support the repeal and replace for Obamacare.
McCain and Trump continue to lock horns over it. The healthcare bill has been put to one side as the administration rushes to push through the new tax bill before the year ends.
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