--- title: John McCain Cancer: Daughter Pens Statement After Diagnosis description: John McCain's daughter, Meghan, issued an uplifting statement following the revelation that her father has been diagnosed with brain cancer canonical: https://time.com/4865791/john-mccain-daughter-meghan-mccain-cancer/ author: Aric Jenkins article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-20T01:08:54.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:58:39.960Z article:section: Politics og:title: Meghan McCain Pens Emotional Tribute After Her Dad's Cancer Diagnosis og:description: "Like any daughter, I cannot and do not wish to be in a world without him" og:url: https://time.com/4865791/john-mccain-daughter-meghan-mccain-cancer/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4820184592edf073/6988d66d22fb853b11e220a9/170720_meghan-john-mccain.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: 170720_Meghan and John McCain og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Meghan McCain Pens Emotional Tribute After Her Dad's Cancer Diagnosis twitter:description: "Like any daughter, I cannot and do not wish to be in a world without him" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4820184592edf073/6988d66d22fb853b11e220a9/170720_meghan-john-mccain.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'He Is My Strength.' 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Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. by [Aric Jenkins](https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Jul 20, 2017 1:08 AM UTC  In his suite at the Crown Plaza Hotel, Republican Presidential contender Senator John McCain hugs his daughter Meghan McCain, with his wife Cindy McCain behind them, after hearing that he was the projected winner of the Republican New Hampshire Primary, on January 8, 2008 in Nashua, New Hampshire. In his suite at the Crown Plaza Hotel, Republican Presidential contender Senator John McCain hugs his daughter Meghan McCain, with his wife Cindy McCain behind them, after hearing that he was the projected winner of the Republican New Hampshire Primary, on January 8, 2008 in Nashua, New Hampshire. David Hume Kennerly—Getty Images by [Aric Jenkins](https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Jul 20, 2017 1:08 AM UTC Sen. John McCain’s daughter, Meghan McCain, has issued an uplifting statement following the revelation that her father has been [diagnosed with brain cancer. ](http://time.com/4865775/john-mccain-brain-cancer-tumor-glioblastoma/) “It won’t surprise you to learn that in all this, the one of us who is most confident and calm is my father,” the 32-year-old columnist and Fox News host wrote. “He is the toughest person I know. The cruelest enemy could not break him. The aggressions of political life could not bend him. So he is meeting this challenge as he has every other. Cancer may afflict him in many ways: But it will not make him surrender. Nothing ever has.  In his suite at the Crown Plaza Hotel, Republican Presidential contender Senator John McCain hugs his daughter Meghan McCain, with his wife Cindy McCain behind them, after hearing that he was the projected winner of the Republican New Hampshire Primary, on January 8, 2008 in Nashua, New Hampshire. David Hume Kennerly—Getty Images “He is a warrior at dusk. One of the greatest Americans of our age. And the worthy heir to his father’s and grandfather’s name,” Meghan added. “But to me he is something more. He is my strength. My example. My refuge. My confidante. My teacher. My rock. My hero — My dad.” > [](https://twitter.com/MeghanMcCain/status/887826105352298496) Doctors at Phoenix’s Mayo Clinic Hospital found a brain tumor known as glioblastoma on Friday following a surgery to [remove a blood clot from the Arizona senator’s eye](http://time.com/4861587/john-mccain-blood-clot-craniotomy/). His office said that he is in “good spirits” while recovering at home with his family. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4865791/john-mccain-daughter-meghan-mccain-cancer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4865791/john-mccain-daughter-meghan-mccain-cancer/"},"headline":"'He Is My Strength.' 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