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  • October 2008

    • Herpes Linked to Brain Cancer

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Oct 6, 08 7:40 AM CDT

      Herpes Linked to Brain Cancer

      (Newser) - Cancer researchers are finally taking seriously a young surgeon’s decade-long hunch that brain tumors are linked to a strain of herpes that lies dormant in 80% of Americans. The physician speculated that brain cancer patients—many of them affluent and educated—were more vulnerable to common viruses such as the herpes CMV strain because of their "hyper-hygienic" lives, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . More »

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      Ted Kennedy  • cancer research  • brain cancer  • surgeon  • herpes

  • September 2008

    • Kennedy Suffers 'Mild Seizure'

      Cape Cod Times  |  Sep 26, 08 6:54 PM CDT

      Kennedy Suffers 'Mild Seizure'

      (Newser) - Sen. Edward Kennedy was rushed to a hospital yesterday with a "mild seizure," his office said. But he returned to his Hyannis Port compound to watch the presidential debate after about 3 hours of treatment. A change in medication prompted the seizure, doctors said. The senator was diagnosed with a lethal form of brain tumor after suffering a seizure 4 months ago, the Cape Cod Times reports. More »

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      brain cancer  • Edward Kennedy  • Cape Cod  • ambulance

    • Kennedy Delays Senate Return

      Washington Post  |  Sep 8, 08 7:50 AM CDT

      Kennedy Delays Senate Return

      (Newser) - Ted Kennedy, still recuperating from cancer surgery, is postponing his return to the Senate until January, reports the Washington Post . Kennedy is undergoing radiation and chemotherapy, aides said. He has has only appeared publicly twice since surgery for a malignant brain tumor—to endorse Barack Obama at the Democratic Convention, and to vote on a key Medicare issue.  More »

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      Barack Obama  • brain cancer

  • August 2008

    • Ted Kennedy in Denver; Plans to Speak Tonight

      Boston Globe  |  Aug 25, 08 4:44 AM CDT

      Ted Kennedy in Denver; Plans to Speak Tonight

      (Newser) - Democratic titan Ted Kennedy, who is battling brain cancer, is in Denver and plans to address the Democratic National Convention tonight, reports the Boston Glob e. The Kennedy clan is gathering for what is certain to be an emotionally powerful and highly symbolic moment. Doctors are concerned that Kennedy's immune system may be too compromised to make an appearance, but friends say the senator is determined to speak. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Democratic National Convention  • Ted Kennedy  • brain cancer  • Ethel Kennedy

  • July 2008

    • Behind Kennedy Tumor Surgery: Rally of Top Experts

      New York Times  |  Jul 29, 08 8:40 AM CDT

      Behind Kennedy Tumor Surgery: Rally of Top Experts

      (Newser) - After his brain cancer diagnosis, Ted Kennedy wielded extraordinary clout to convene a  panel of more than a dozen top experts from around the country for a conference—with some doctors flying to Boston and some on the phone—that changed the course of his treatment. Kennedy opted for surgery at Duke University, apparently overruling the original advice from Massachusetts General to rely on radiation and chemotherapy. The New York Times looks at  Kennedy's unusual strategy for accessing top talent, and the conflicting opinions about the efficacy of surgery. More »

    • Kennedy Returns to Senate

      CNN  |  Jul 9, 08 4:01 PM CDT

      Kennedy Returns to Senate

      (Newser) - Edward Kennedy returned to the Senate today for the first time since his surgery for brain cancer to cast a vote on Medicare legislation, CNN reports. Fellow senators greeted him with a long standing ovation. Kennedy, 76, made a thumbs-up gesture after casting his vote with a loud "aye." His vote helped Democrats break a GOP filibuster and overturn a 10% cut in Medicare payments to doctors. More »

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      Senate  • Ted Kennedy  • Medicare  • brain cancer

    • Kennedy Doing Well, Wife Reports

      Associated Press  |  Jul 7, 08 4:05 PM CDT

      Kennedy Doing Well, Wife Reports

      (Newser) - Ted Kennedy is responding well to cancer treatment, according to his wife, Vicki. Although he's experiencing some fatigue—a “word that has never been in Teddy’s vocabulary before”—he is exercising every morning and sailing nearly every day. The venerable senator is halfway through 6 weeks of radiation and chemotherapy, the AP reports. More »

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      Ted Kennedy  • brain cancer  • radiation  • chemotherapy  • sailing  • Victoria Reggie Kennedy

  • June 2008
  • May 2008

    • Smart, Capable, and in Control

      Washington Post  |  May 30, 08 6:33 PM CDT

      Smart, Capable, and in Control

      (Newser) - She whipped Ted Kennedy's staff into action after his seizure; she brought the family to his bedside; she allowed the aging senator, diagnosed with brain cancer, to join in the traditional Cape Cod regatta on Memorial Day weekend. Victoria Reggie Kennedy, his wife of 16 years, is right by his side, the Boston Globe reports. And he wants her to replace him as senator, says the New York Daily News . More »

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      Senate  • Ted Kennedy  • Massachusetts  • brain cancer  • Camelot  • Victoria Reggie Kennedy

    • 'On-Form' Kennedy Grabs 2nd Place in Regatta

      Boston Herald  |  May 27, 08 4:48 AM CDT

      'On-Form' Kennedy Grabs 2nd Place in Regatta

      (Newser) - Ted Kennedy didn't miss the start of the sailing season, despite his recent diagnosis of brain cancer, reports the Boston Herald . The senator made a surprise decision to compete in the last leg of the Figawi regatta off Cape Cod, and guided his schooner into second place. Family and friends said Kennedy was his usual self—and is looking forward to competing next year. More »

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      Ted Kennedy  • Massachusetts  • brain cancer  • Cape Cod  • sailing

    • The Youngest Brother Is His Own Man

      Washington Post  |  May 21, 08 2:24 PM CDT

      The Youngest Brother Is His Own Man

      (Newser) - Ted Kennedy's malignant brain tumor adds yet another chapter to the tragic epic of the Kennedy clan, Robert Kaiser writes in the Washington Post . The youngest of Joe Kennedy's sons got a huge boost from his older brothers when he entered politics, Kaiser notes, but he built his legacy of different stuff than theirs—not so much brilliance and charisma, but effectiveness, admired on both sides of the aisle, at making government work. More »

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      Senate  • Ted Kennedy  • John F. Kennedy  • senator  • brain cancer  • tumor  • Robert F. Kennedy