Doctor Says Kennedy’s Brain Surgery Is Successful

Hopefully most was able to be removed...he was lucky he had a calling...BD 

Senator Edward M. Kennedy successfully underwent surgery at Duke University Medical Center on Monday for a malignant brain tumor, the doctor who performed the procedure said.

Malignant glioma, the most common form of brain cancer, accounts for about 9,000 cases diagnosed each year in the United States, according to the National Cancer Institute. About half of people with the deadliest of the gliomas die within 15 months; but new drugs are extending survival, researchers say, and some patients live more than four years.

The decision to undergo surgery was apparently made last week. Massachusetts General, which has a top-flight neurosurgery team, did not mention surgery as an option after diagnosing the senator on May 20; the hospital’s report cited only “various forms of and radiation and chemotherapy” as the usual treatment.

Doctor Says Kennedy’s Brain Surgery Is Successful - NYTimes.com