                 Melanoma

    Senator McCain's office confirmed this week that spots detected on his face and arm were another occurrence of the potentially dangerous skin cancer melanoma. After a series of tests, the Senator's doctors today said that the cancer does not appear to spread to other parts of his body. 
    McCain is scheduled to undergo surgery tomorrow to remove the two melanomas as well as surrounding skin and lymph nodes. At a news conference in Arizona, the Senator was upbeat about his surgery and he said he expected a full recovery. 
    SEN. JOHN McCAIN: I'm very confident. The doctors are very confident, and that we'll have this thing done very quickly and in a very short period of time. I'll be back on the straight talk express campaigning for our candidates around the country as well as for Governor Bush. We expect it to be relatively short, relatively simple, and as I said, I'm very confident. I've been in a number of fights in my life and this is just another one. 
