Sen. John McCain partially tears Achilles tendon, back at work
Nov 6, 2017, 9:43 AM | Updated: Mar 1, 2018, 3:36 pm
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
PHOENIX — U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was treated at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland over the weekend for a partial tear in his Achilles tendon.
In a brief statement, McCain’s office said the senator was already back at work but will wear a walking boot until he is fully healed. The recovery period is at least a couple weeks.
McCain was also treated for “other normal and non-life-threatening side effects of cancer therapy.”
The senator was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, in July. He has undergone chemotherapy at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale and the National Institutes of Health.
In September, McCain told “60 Minutes” that his prognosis was “very, very serious.”
“Some say 3 percent, some say 14 percent. It’s a very poor prognosis. So, I just said, ‘I understand, now we’re going to do what we can, get the best doctors we can find, and do the best we can.’ And, at the same time, celebrate with gratitude a life well-lived.”
The University of New Mexico has reportedly developed a new treatment that was in clinical testing that could be used on McCain, should he choose to do so.
Dr. Cheryl Willman, CEO of the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center, told a business group that McCain’s doctors contacted the school about enrolling the senator in the trials.
“The key is, if he needs this treatment and he can qualify, which we are working on, we are more than happy to support him on his journey,” she told the Albuquerque Journal.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.