Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will undergo surgery Monday at Duke
University Medical Center for his cancerous brain tumor, his office
said.
The 76-year-old senator was diagnosed last month with a malignant
glioma, an especially lethal type of brain tumor. A statement from the
Massachusetts Democrat's office said he would be operated on Monday
morning in Durham, N.C., by Dr. Allan Friedman, followed by
chemotherapy and radiation. Anthony Coley, a Kennedy spokesman, said
the surgery is expected to begin around 9 a.m. It is expected to last
about six hours.
"I am deeply grateful to the people of
Massachusetts and to my friends, colleagues and so many others across
the country and around the world who have expressed their support and
good wishes as I tackle this new and unexpected health challenge,"
Kennedy said in the statement. "I am humbled by the outpouring and am
strengthened by your prayers and kindness."
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