John McCain, a US senator and former Republican presidential candidate, has been diagnosed with brain cancer.
McCain has a malignant brain tumour known as a glioblastoma.
The tumour was removed from McCain along with a blood clot during a surgery at the Mayo Clinic.
“The senator and his family are reviewing further treatment options with his Mayo Clinic care team,” according to a statement released by McCain’s office.
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“Treatment options may include a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. The senator’s doctors say he is recovering from his surgery ‘amazingly well’ and his underlying health is excellent.”
His office further said he was recuperating at home in Arizona, adding that McCain “appreciates the outpouring of support he has received over the last few days”.
McCain, who has spent over three decades representing Arizona in the US senate, is an influential figure in American politics.
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He was elected to a sixth senate term in November 2016.
Former US presidents, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George Bush Snr have wished him a speedy recovery as he battles the aggresive cancer.
Obama, who defeated him in the 2008 presidential election, described him as a “hero & one of the bravest fighters I’ve ever known. Cancer doesn’t know what it’s up against. Give it hell, John.”
According to his office, McCain would decide on his return to the senate after consulting with his medical advisers.
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