--- title: John McCain Completes First Round of Chemotherapy description: Sen. John McCain has completed his first round of radiation and chemotherapy, his daughter announced on Friday canonical: https://time.com/4907415/john-mccain-cancer-chemotherapy/ author: Mahita Gajanan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-08-18T20:44:08.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T17:04:26.243Z article:section: Politics og:title: John McCain Completes First Round of Chemotherapy og:description: "His resilience and strength is incredible" og:url: https://time.com/4907415/john-mccain-cancer-chemotherapy/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5bf4c8f52531489c/6988da51096a945c3269f349/john-mccain-chemotherapy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Senators McCain, Graham, Cassidy and Johnson Discuss Health Care Reform og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: John McCain Completes First Round of Chemotherapy twitter:description: "His resilience and strength is incredible" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5bf4c8f52531489c/6988da51096a945c3269f349/john-mccain-chemotherapy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # John McCain Completes First Round of Chemotherapy: 'His Resilience and Strength Is Incredible' > Sponsored content. 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John McCain (R-AZ) looks on during a news conference to announce opposition to the so-called skinny repeal of Obamacare at the U.S. Capitol July 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. Justin Sullivan—Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Aug 18, 2017 8:44 PM UTC Sen. John McCain has completed his first round of radiation and chemotherapy, his daughter announced on Friday. “My father completed first round radiation/chemo,” Meghan McCain [tweeted](https://twitter.com/MeghanMcCain/status/898636849769467905). “His resilience & strength is incredible. Fight goes on, here’s to small wins.” The Arizona senator revealed he was [diagnosed with glioblastoma](http://time.com/4865775/john-mccain-brain-cancer-tumor-glioblastoma/), an aggressive type of brain cancer, in July. Medical officials discovered the brain tumor while McCain was undergoing surgery to [remove a blood clot](http://time.com/4859969/mitch-mcconnell-gop-healthcare-bill-vote-john-mccain/) from his left eye. > [](https://twitter.com/MeghanMcCain/status/898636849769467905) McCain’s office said he would [undergo radiation and chemotherapy](http://time.com/4878862/john-mccain-chemotherapy-arizona/) at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix while keeping up his work schedule. The 80-year-old senator has said he plans to return to Washington D.C. at the end of Congress’ recess this month. 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