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| Edward Kennedy has brain tumour | Edward Kennedy has brain tumour |
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| US Democratic Senator Edward Kennedy has a malignant brain tumour, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital say. | 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. | Mr Kennedy, 76, was flown from Cape Cod to the hospital in Boston at the weekend after suffering a seizure. |
| Doctors says tests reveal a tumour in Mr Kennedy's left parietal lobe. His wife and children have been with him but have not issued a statement. | Doctors says tests reveal a tumour in Mr Kennedy's left parietal lobe. His wife and children have been with him but have not issued a statement. |
| The youngest brother of assassinated President John F Kennedy, he is one of the best-known Democratic politicians. | The youngest brother of assassinated President John F Kennedy, he is one of the best-known Democratic politicians. |
| "Preliminary results from a biopsy of the brain identified the cause of the seizure as a malignant glioma in the left parietal lobe," doctors Lee Schwamm and Larry Ronan said in a statement. | |
| Mr Kennedy's treatment will be decided after more tests but the usual course includes radiation and chemotherapy, the doctors said. |