Senator McCain says his brain cancer prognosis "very poor" U. S. Senator John McCain says doctors have given him a "very poor prognosis" in his brain cancer battle.Censor.NET reports citing Associated Press. McCain underwent surgery in July for a brain tumor that was later found to be a form of glioblastoma, the same type of cancer that took the life of his former Senate colleague Edward M. Kennedy in 2009. McCain told CBS "60 Minutes" in an interview that aired Sunday night that he thinks about Kennedy a lot. He says Kennedy continued to work despite the diagnosis and "never gave up because he loved the engagement." The senator said he has "feelings sometimes of fear of what happens," but counters that with gratitude for having lived "had a great life." He adds: "its not that youre leaving, its that you - that you stayed." Read more: Putin must pay real price for occupying Crimea and destabilizing Ukraine, - McCain