Tag: Cancer

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., will return to the U.S. Senate next week as Congress starts a new legislative season. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

National Security

John McCain will return to Washington next week

Mandy Mayfield · August 30, 2017 10:52 pm

On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first gene therapy in the U.S. called Kymriah, which customize a patient's own immune cells to fight a type of leukemia through a therapy called CAR-T. The drug's maker, Novartis, plans to sell the treatment for $475,000 for the one-time dose. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Revolutionary cancer treatment comes with hefty price tag

Robert King · August 30, 2017 9:25 pm

U.S. News & World Report senior reporter David Catanese shared a photo on Twitter, observing that a Trump supporter outside of the Trump rally was allegedly shouting: "[Sen. John] McCain needs to die now!" McCain has been targeted by President Trump his vote helped kill legislation aimed at repealing and replacing Obamacare. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Meghan McCain asks God to ‘help’ Trump supporter who called for her father’s death

Mandy Mayfield · August 23, 2017 11:54 pm

The Arizona Republican was diagnosed with a brain tumor last month soon after having surgery to remove a blood clot above his eye. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

John McCain completes first round of chemo

Robert King · August 18, 2017 8:35 pm

The American Friends of Magen David Adom announces it has canceled an upcoming event at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Israeli Red Cross becomes third group to cancel event at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort

Anna Giaritelli · August 18, 2017 12:06 am

The group's decision follows a similar move by the Cleveland Clinic. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Cancer Society moves 2018 gala from Mar-a-Lago

Robert King · August 17, 2017 9:25 pm

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., walked back comments that questioned whether Sen. John McCain's, R-Az., brain tumor affected his judgment when he voted against Obamacare repeal. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ron Johnson walks back comments about John McCain’s brain tumor

Robert King · August 10, 2017 2:21 pm

said Wednesday his ongoing treatment for brain cancer is going fine and told his colleagues on both sides of the aisle that he will be coming back to work after the August recess. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

John McCain on cancer treatment: ‘I’m coming back’

Al Weaver · August 9, 2017 5:40 pm

White House national security aide Sebastian Gorka on Tuesday scrapped with two MSNBC anchors over the phrase "radical Islamic terrorism."

Sebastian Gorka scraps with MSNBC on ‘radical Islamic terrorism’: Like if ‘the hospital was forbidden from calling it cancer’

Matthew Trunko · August 8, 2017 5:53 pm

House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy on Tuesday demanded an explanation about why the National Cancer Institute failed to publish evidence that a widely used herbicide does not cause cancer. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trey Gowdy demands answers on why pro-industry cancer research was buried

Todd Shepherd · August 8, 2017 2:00 pm

The senator plans to begin treatment for brain cancer in Arizona next week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

John McCain to start cancer treatment Monday

Ariella Phillips · July 28, 2017 4:58 pm

Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., announced on Tuesday that he was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Phil Roe announces prostate cancer diagnosis

Leah DePiero · July 25, 2017 6:54 pm