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Doctors initially informed Kennedy that the tumor was inoperable, but Kennedy followed standard procedure and sought other opinions. He decided to follow the most aggressive course of treatment possible. [262] On June 2, 2008, Kennedy underwent brain surgery at Duke University Medical Center in an attempt to remove as much of the tumor as possible.
Incumbent Democrat Ted Kennedy won re-election to his ninth (his eighth full) term. This would be Kennedy's last election to the Senate; he died three years later of brain cancer, with which he was diagnosed in 2008. Senator Kennedy was the fourth longest-serving Senator in U.S. history, having served for nearly 47 years.
Esophageal cancer [16] Bethesda, Maryland: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Stephanie Tubbs Jones Democratic Ohio (11th district) August 20, 2008 58 Cerebral hemorrhage [17] East Cleveland, Ohio: Cremated Ted Kennedy Democratic Massachusetts : August 25, 2009 77 Brain cancer [18] Hyannis Port, Massachusetts
The author of a new book on the complicated and consequential Kennedy and his life’s work on AIDS and marginalized communities, and how he always found a partner on the other side of the aisle.
John A. Farrell's new biography, 'Ted Kennedy: A Life,' unearths new information about Chappaquiddick in a warts-and-all portrait of the late senator.
Kennedy, 70, said the remains of the parasite were discovered in 2010 after he saw a neurologist for memory loss and brain fog, amid fears he could have brain cancer like his late uncle, Sen ...
The memoir deals with Kennedy's experiences with the assassination of his two older brothers, John and Robert, the Chappaquiddick incident in 1969, his battle with drinking and with brain cancer, why he decided to run for president in 1980, his personal and professional relationships with Democratic presidents including his often tense, strained relations with Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton ...
Democratic U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy was re-elected in 2006, and died on August 25, 2009, from a malignant brain tumor. [1] On September 24, 2009, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick appointed longtime friend of Kennedy and former Democratic National Committee chairman Paul G. Kirk to succeed Kennedy until a special election could be held. [2]