Saturday, October 18, 2008

Questions Linger About McCain's Prognosis After Skin Cancer - washingtonpost.com

"The gist of the critique is that McCain's cancer was more advanced than his physicians concluded and that the chance of recurrence is consequently higher. Melanoma that spreads widely through the body -- 'metastasizes,' in medical parlance -- is rapidly fatal.

The effort to learn more about McCain's health gained steam after he chose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. More than 2,700 physicians signed a full-page ad in the New York Times on Oct. 3 calling for a 'full, public release' of the candidate's medical records. Others urged that microscopic slides of tissue removed before and during his operation be made available for review by independent pathologists."

No comments: