Doctors: World's Oldest Man In Pretty Good Shape
Oct. 27 2008, Published 7:07 a.m. ET
(Photo: Getty Images) John McCain's medical records, released on the Friday before a holiday weekend in the hopes that the nation will be too distracted to notice that the candidate is very, very old, show that McCain "appears cancer-free, has a strong heart and is in otherwise general good health," according to the Associated Press.
While his doctors declare him fit to run and serve, they do note a chance of skin cancer reoccurring (McCain has had three prior incidences of melanoma) and the possibility that the senator might need a future joint replacement due to degenerative arthritis. Not mentioned explicitly but also high on the list of concerns is what effect the deep physical stress and psychological trauma of spending eight years having to pretend that George W. Bush is a good president might have on the 71-year-old McCain.
- Cruel ‘Baywatch Curse’ Claims Another Victim: Show Star Michael Newman Killed By 'Heart Complications’ Aged 68 — After Declaring Terminal Illness Gave Him ‘Wisdom’
- Royal on the Run: Desperate Prince Harry 'Battling to Escape Clutches of Diva Duchess Wife' – Even When He's Flying Solo Halfway Across World
- Justin Bieber at Center of New Mental Health Scare as He Posts Video Tribute to Tragic Liam Payne Six Days After Boybander's Death: 'You're Allowed to Cry and Break'
DAILY. BREAKING. CELEBRITY NEWS. ALL FREE.