Senator John McCain Is As Fit As Can Be
By Michael Todd
13:43, May 24th 2008
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Senator John McCain Is As Fit As Can Be

After Senator John McCain’s alleged health problems reached the spot light, his medical records were made public yesterday in order to show that the 71-year-old Republican presidential nominee is cancer-free and in a good physical state.

His doctors explained that the senator is in excellent physical and mental health, without any alarming records in his medical history that could hold him from serving as president.

There have been a series of concerns expressed about McCain’s age and his ability to hold such a demanding position. His campaign officials hope to remove those thoughts and show that the senator is more than able to step up to the challenge.
"If voters see this as a clean bill of health, it certainly makes it more acceptable that he would be 72 years old when inaugurated," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, quoted by the ChicagoTribune, referring to the fact that Senator McCain, if elected, would become the oldest person to to be elected as a first-term president.

McCain’s campaign released close to 1,200 pages from the senator’s last eight years of medical history.

The senator was diagnosed with a malignant melanoma on his lower left temple eight years ago and since then, his condition has been investigated every three to four months. He uses sunscreen, avoids direct sunlight, wears baseball caps when outside and so far, his doctors have not found any sign of relapse.

Doctor Suzanne M. Connolly, McCain’s dermatologist, explained that the chances of recurring risk of melanoma in his case are somewhere in the single-digit percent area.



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