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Doctors say Senator Edward Kennedy has a brain tumour
Senator Edward M. Kennedy has a malignant brain tumour. Doctors for the Massachusetts Democrat say tests conducted after Kennedy suffered a seizure this weekend show a tumour in his left parietal lobe.
- AP
- Published: 21:28 May 20, 2008
Boston: Senator Edward M. Kennedy has a malignant brain tumour. Doctors for the Massachusetts Democrat say tests conducted after Kennedy suffered a seizure this weekend show a tumour in his left parietal lobe.
Preliminary results from a biopsy of the brain identified the cause of the seizure as a malignant glioma, they said.
His treatment will be decided after more tests but the usual course includes combinations of radiation and chemotherapy.
The 76-year-old senator has been hospitalised in Boston since Saturday, when he was airlifted from Cape Cod after a seizure at his home.
His wife and children have been with him each day but have made no public statements.
His doctors said in a statement that he has had no further seizures, is in good spirits and is resting comfortably.
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