eFluxMedia - May 20, 2008
By Diane Smith US Senator Edward M. Kennedy has been diagnosed with malignant brain tumor. According to his doctors, who released the results of the tests
New York Times - May 20, 2008
Senator Edward M. Kennedy addressed a rally for immigrant rights on the National Mall in Washington in 2006. More Photos >
By JOHN SULLIVAN
Health Guide: Brain Tumors
KDKA - May 20, 2008
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ― Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, 76, has a brain tumor. Preliminary results of a biopsy show it's a brain cancer called a malignant
FOXNews - May 20, 2008
By Jessica Ryen Doyle A biopsy revealed that Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, has a malignant glioma on his left parietal lobe, said doctors at Massachusetts
Food Consumer - May 20, 2008
By Ben Wasserman TUESDAY May 20, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) - Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy was diagnosed with a malignant glioma (brain cancer) in the left parietal lobe, which is considered potentially very dangerous, his doctors said on Tuesday.
The diagnosis came after a seizure the 76-year old Senator suffered on Saturday in his family's Cape Cod vacation compound in Hyannis Port, Mass. Kennedy was flown by helicopter to Massachusetts General Hospital on Saturday morning for treatment.
k of brain tumors.
Reuters - May 20, 2008
By Maggie Fox WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor, his doctors said on Tuesday, of a type considered
Washington Post - May 20, 2008
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), who was hospitalized in Boston Saturday after suffering a seizure, has a malignant brain tumor, according to a preliminary diagnosis released today by physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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the tumor into the brain. Superficial lesions are usually easier to access and remove surgically. Nevertheless, today's technology may allow the surgeon to remove the tumor located in deeper parts of the brain. Stents are usually utilized for vascular pathology. Therefore, treatment of such disease does not require placement of a stent.
Harwich Oracle - May 20, 2008
By Staff reports Prominent state Democrats and Cape community leaders were quick to cite Sen. Kennedy’s strong spirit after learning of the senator’s
MarketWatch - May 20, 2008
By Rex Nutting, MarketWatch After coming up short in his bid for the presidency in 1980, Sen. Edward Kennedy realized he'd never be president,
Los Angeles Times - May 20, 2008
Tests conducted after Kennedy suffered a seizure this weekend show a tumor in his left parietal lobe. Kennedy will remain in the hospital for the next couple of days, but doctors say he is in "good spirits and full of energy."
Sen. Edward Kennedy diagnosed with malignant brain tumor
f the last several days, we've done a series of tests on Sen. Kennedy to determine the cause of his seizure," said Dr. Lee Schwamm, vice chairman of the hospital's department of neurology, and Dr. Larry Ronan, Kennedy's primary care physician. "He has had no further seizures, remains in good overall condition, and is up and walking around the hospital."
CNN International - May 20, 2008
(CNN) -- Sen. Edward Kennedy has the most common type of brain tumor, but the size and nature of the tumor will determine how life threatening it is,
Boston Globe - May 20, 2008
By Globe Staff US Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the veteran lawmaker from Massachusetts who is the last surviving brother in the legendary Kennedy family,
The Associated Press - May 20, 2008
BOSTON (AP) - A cancerous brain tumor caused the seizure Sen. Edward M. Kennedy suffered over the weekend, doctors said Tuesday in a grim diagnosis for one of American politics' most enduring figures.
"He remains in good spirits and full of energy," the doctors for the 76-year-old Massachusetts Democrat said in a statement.
nd walking around the hospital," said the statement by Dr. Lee Schwamm, vice chairman of the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Dr. Larry Ronan, Kennedy's primary care physician.
CQPolitics.com - May 20, 2008
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy , D-Mass., hospitalized Saturday after suffering a seizure at his home on Cape Cod, has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor.
Kennedy, 76, has been undergoing tests at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston since he suffered the seizure May 17.
in the left parietal lobe. The usual course of treatment includes combinations of various forms of radiation and chemotherapy,” the statement said.
Voice of America - May 20, 2008
By VOA News Kennedy has been undergoing tests this week at a hospital in Massachusetts to find out the cause of a seizure he had on Saturday.
Bloomberg - May 20, 2008
By Chris Dolmetsch May 20 (Bloomberg) -- Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy, who was taken to the hospital following a seizure over the weekend,
BBC News - May 20, 2008
US Democratic Senator Edward Kennedy has a malignant brain tumour, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital say.
Mr Kennedy, 76, was flown from Cape Cod to the hospital in Boston at the weekend after suffering a seizure.
n active supporter of Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for US president.
Boston Herald - May 20, 2008
By Jessica Fargen Sen. Edward M. Kennedy entered his fourth day of care at Massachusetts General Hospital this morning, as anxious Kennedy family watchers