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Last update - 00:57 21/05/2008 U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy diagnosed with malignant brain tumor By The Associated Press Tags: U.S., Ted Kennedy, JFK 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, a brother of the late John F. Kennedy, said in a statement. They said tests conducted after the seizure showed a tumor in Kennedy's left parietal lobe. Preliminary results from a biopsy of the brain identified the cause of the seizure as a malignant glioma, they said. Advertisement His treatment will be decided after more tests but the usual course includes combinations of radiation and chemotherapy. Kennedy has been hospitalized in Boston since Saturday, when he was airlifted from Cape Cod after a seizure at his home. He has had no further seizures, remains in good overall condition, and is up and 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. Malignant gliomas are a type of brain cancer diagnosed in about 9,000 Americans a year - and the most common type among adults. It's an initial diagnosis: How well patients fare depends on what specific tumor type is determined by further testing. Average survival can range from less than a year for very advanced and aggressive types - such as glioblastomas - or to about five years for different types that are slower growing. Doctors said Kennedy will remain in the hospital for the next couple of days according to routine protocol. Kennedy's wife and children have been with him each day since he was hospitalized. Senator Kennedy's son, Democratic Rep. Patrick Kennedy plans to stay at the hospital for the time being. Obviously it's tough news for any son to hear, said spokeswoman Robin Costello. He's comforted by the fact that his dad is such a fighter, and if anyone can get through something as challenging as this, it would be his father. So he's optimistic, he's hopeful, but obviously he's concerned. President George W. Bush was notified by his staff of Kennedy's diagnosis. He said he was deeply saddened and would keep Senator Kennedy in his prayers, spokeswoman Dana Perino said. News of the diagnosis hit hard for colleagues on both sides of the aisle. I'm really sad, former Sen. Bob Kerrey, a Democrat, said when told in a Senate hallway about Kennedy's condition. He's the one politician who brings tears to my eyes when he speaks. I am so deeply saddened I have lost the words, Sen. John Warner, a Republican, said in a Senate hallway. Warner said he and Kennedy had been friends for 40 years. Both served on the Senate Armed Services Committee together. Kennedy, the second-longest serving member of the Senate and a dominant figure in national Democratic Party politics, was elected in 1962, filling out the term won by his brother, John. His eldest brother, Joseph, was killed in a World War II airplane crash. President John Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 and his brother Robert was assassinated in 1968. Kennedy is active for his age, maintaining an aggressive schedule in Congress and across Massachusetts. He has made several campaign appearances for Sen. Barack Obama in February, and most recently last month. Kennedy, the senior senator from Massachusetts and the Senate's second-longest serving member, was re-elected in 2006 and is not up for election again until 2012. Were he to resign or die in office, state law requires a special election for the seat no sooner than 145 days and no later than 160 days after the vacancy occurs. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Fear of extinction The state of over 20 species of birds in Israel has worsened considerably. Taking advantage Jerusalem police probe possible gang rape of disabled woman.   1.   I wonder how Mary Jo feels about it? 01:55  |  never forget! 21/05/08   2.   That he had a malignant mind 02:32  |  Mark Lincoln 21/05/08   3.   Senator Ted Kennedy 02:56  |  Johnny Weintraub 21/05/08   4.   finally justice will prevail and america will be ridded of this 03:52  |  DR toobad 21/05/08   5.   Hell there are some EVIL people around 13:20  |  Ari ben Yisrael 21/05/08   6.   Senator Kennedy 20:13  |  a wandering Jew 21/05/08

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