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Ted Kennedy to Undergo Brain Surgery Today

Posted Jun 2, 08 6:48 AM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – Ted Kennedy will undergo brain surgery this morning at Duke University Medical Center to treat his malignant tumor, CNN reports. Afterwards, he will begin chemotherapy, but he doesn’t expect it to sideline him for long. “After completing treatment, I look forward to returning to the United States Senate and to doing everything I can to help elect Barack Obama as our next president,” the senator said in a statement.

The procedure will begin at about 9am, and last 4 to 6 hours. Operating will be Dr. Allan Friedman, an internationally noted tumor and vascular neurosurgeon who performs 90% of Duke’s tumor removals. Left unchecked, Kennedy’s tumor could impair his ability to speak and understand speech, and movement in the right side of his body.

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In a May 21, 2008, file photo Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., waves toward members of the media while arriving by car at the Kennedy family's compound, in Hyannisport, Mass.   (AP Photo)
In a May 21 file photo, Ted Kennedy waves toward members of the media while arriving by car at his family's compound, in Hyannisport, Mass. Kennedy will undergo surgery for his brain tumor today.   (AP Photo)
In this May 8, 2008, photo, Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., listens during a hearing on breast cancer in Washington.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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