Arizona’s US senators seek to honor McCain, raise brain cancer awareness
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PHOENIX – U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema introduced a bipartisan resolution Monday to designate July 22 as Glioblastoma Awareness Day and honor the legacy of Arizona political icon John McCain.
The Arizona Democrat and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a longtime friend of McCain, introduced the resolution, which calls for increased efforts to improve treatment options and care for patients with brain cancers.
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Our resolution designates July 22 as Glioblastoma Awareness and Remembrance Day in honor of John McCain. http://www.sinema.senate.gov/sinema-introduces-bipartisan-resolution-establishing-glioblastoma-awareness-and-remembrance-day …
Sinema’s bipartisan resolution marks July 22, 2020 as National Glioblastoma Awareness Day
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“John McCain is my hero and his leadership is a constant inspiration to all Arizonans. Our resolution honors him and all Americans battling this disease, and urges the nation to advance new treatments for glioblastoma and all brain cancers,” Sinema said in a press release.
Sinema and Graham also worked on getting a Glioblastoma Awareness Day designated in 2019, when it was held July 17.
McCain died Aug. 25, 2018, at age 81, 13 months after being diagnosed with glioblastoma.
He served as a Republican U.S. Senator from Arizona for more than 30 years and was in his sixth term at the time of his death.