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| Morning NewsMcCain Expected to Have Surgery Tomorrow on Two Malignant MelanomasAired August 18, 2000 - 9:32 a.m. ETTHIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Senator John McCain will meet with doctors in Arizona again to discuss the treatment of his skin cancer. Our medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen has the latest on McCain's condition and treatment options. Elizabeth, good morning. ELIZABETH COHEN, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Daryn. Senator McCain is expected to have surgery tomorrow on two malignant melanomas, one on his temple and one on his arm. Now malignant melanoma is the most severe form of skin cancer, and he's expected to go back to the Mayo Clinic today to receive results on tests that he received yesterday. He is expected to go back with his wife, Cindy, to receive those results. CNN had an exclusive interview with Mrs. McCain yesterday and she said: We see a great prognosis. Mrs. McCain said they have been having a normal life since having tests yesterday. She said that they went to a movie last night, they that Chinese food with their children. Now, surgery is the normal course of treatment for melanoma, and what happens after that depends if the cancer has spread from beyond the skin to inside the body into the lymph nodes or into other organs. In that case, doctors use chemotherapy or perhaps immunotherapy to treat the disease. And Senator McCain has several tests yesterday that are designed to figure out exactly if and where the cancer has spread. From Phoenix, Arizona, this is Elizabeth Cohen. KAGAN: Thank you very much. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com |
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