Glioblastoma, the cancer with which Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has been diagnosed, is a highly lethal malignancy that killed Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Beau Biden, the son of former vice president Joseph Biden. Here is what you need to know:
What is glioblastoma?
Glioblastoma is an aggressive cancer that is the most common of all malignant brain tumors. About 12,400 new cases are expected in 2017, according to the American Brain Tumor Association. A glioblastoma is, by definition, a grade IV astrocytoma, a kind of tumor that arises from the star-shaped cells that make up the supportive tissue of the brain, according to the association.
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