Doctors say Sen. Edward Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor; a condition discovered after he had seizure.
Doctors for the Massachusetts Democrat say tests conducted after Kennedy suffered a seizure this weekend show a tumor in his left parietal lobe. His treatment will be decided after more tests but the usual course includes combinations of radiation and chemotherapy.
Update [2008-5-20 14:7:0 by BooMan]: I hate to tell you this but Kennedy has been diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiforme cancer, which has a dismal prognosis.
Sadly, tumor recurrence after surgery, radiation and chemotherapy is almost inevitable. The treatments usually only increase the symptom-free survival, rather than prolong survival. The median survival from the time of diagnosis without any treatment is only three months. With standard treatment the median survival is about 14 months.
This is very sad news.
