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    Former wrestler McCain diagnosed with brain cancer

    Sen. John McCain has been diagnosed with brain cancer, his office revealed Wednesday.

    John McCain
    The former high school and U.S. Naval Academy wrestler has a "primary brain tumor known as a glioblastoma" according to the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix, where he had a blood clot above his left eye removed one week ago.

    "The Senator and his family are reviewing further treatment options with his Mayo Clinic care team," said the hospital in a statement. "Treatment options may include a combination of chemotherapy and radiation."

    McCain posted this message on his Twitter account: "I greatly appreciate the outpouring of support - unfortunately for my sparring partners in Congress, I'll be back soon, so stand-by!".

    The senior Republican senator from Arizona was a presidential candidate in 2000 and 2008. Prior to entering politics, McCann was a prisoner of war in Vietnam.

    In the 1950s, McCain was multi-sport athlete during his educational career. At Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va. near Washington, D.C., McCain earned two letters as a wrestler. He also participated in football and tennis. In 1954, he entered the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. where he wrestled and was on the Navy boxing team.

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