Sen. John McCain treated at Walter Reed for torn Achilles tendon

WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain suffered a minor tear in his right Achilles tendon and was treated over the weekend at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, his office says.

The 81-year-old Arizona Republican also was treated for "other normal and non-life-threatening side effects of cancer therapy,” a statement from his office says.

McCain is in his sixth Senate term and has brain cancer.

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McCain was limping badly last week. The statement says he's back at work and will wear a walking boot until his injured tendon is fully healed.

McCain underwent surgery in mid-July to remove a 2-inch blood clot in his brain after being diagnosed with an aggressive tumor called a glioblastoma. It's the same type of tumor that killed Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy at 77 in 2009.