John McCain enjoys 'amazing hike' with daughter Meghan days after being diagnosed with cancer

John McCain - AP
John McCain - AP

Within days of being diagnosed with cancer, John McCain has enjoyed an 'amazing hike' with his daughter Meghan.

Ms McCain, a host on Fox News, tweeted a picture of her sitting with the Arizona Senator.

"Amazing hike with Dad this morning, Thank you for your best wishes."

Mr Mcain, 80, was diagnosed with a brain tumour after doctors removed a blood clot above his left eye.

He and his family are reviewing options for further treatment, which are expected to include a combination of radiation and chemotherapy.

The diagnosis was greeted with shock across the US political spectrum with Donald Trump wishing Mr McCain, who has been one of his most vociferous Republican critics,  well.

Barack Obama hailed Mr McCain, who ran against him in the 2008 presidential election,  as a fighter. 

“Cancer doesn’t know what it’s up against. Give it hell, John,” the former president tweeted.

Widely respected in Washington, Mr McCain was captured during the Vietnam War and spent five and a half years in captivity during which he was tortured before being released in 1973.