Sen. McCain: Doctors Gave Me A Very 'Poor Prognosis'

Arizona Sen. John McCain says that he was given a "very poor prognosis" by doctors treating his brain cancer. He made the comments Sunday night on "60 Minutes."

"They said that it's very serious," McCain said. "That the prognosis is very, very serious. Some say 3 percent, some say 14 percent. You know, it's a very poor prognosis.

"So I just said, 'I understand. Now we're gonna do what we can, get the best doctors we can find and do the best we can.'"

McCain told correspondent Lesley Stahl about his return to the Senate just 11 days after brain surgery — how he was greeted with a standing ovation from his colleagues. (For more local news, subscribe to the Phoenix Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts).

"I got very choked up," he said. "And then, of course, you know, all of 'em coming over and giving me a hug. It was deeply moving. I had never seen anything like that."

McCain also had some choice words for President Trump — a frequent critic of his, especially after McCain effectively killed the last attempt to repeal Obamacare.

"He is in the business of making money, and he has been successful both in television as well as Miss America and others," McCain said. "I was raised in a military family.

"I was raised in the concept and belief that duty, honor, country is the — is the lodestar for the behavior that we have to exhibit every single day."

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