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Senator Kennedy to have brain surgery this morning at Duke
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P Sen. Edward Kennedy was recovering Monday after undergoing brain surgery to remove a malignant tumor, a risky and delicate procedure that offers the 76-year-old Massachusetts Democrat the best chance of extending his survival. (article 14)
Sen. Edward Kennedy emerged from the most precarious period following surgery to treat a brain tumor without any complications Tuesday, walking hospital hallways, spending time with his family and " keeping up with the news of the day his office said. (article 8)
" The treatment that has been shown to make the most difference as far as survival is removal of the tumor said Vivek Deshmukh, director of cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery at George Washington University Medical Center. (article 13)
Most patients survive only about a year, although with surgery, survival can be extended by two or three years and in rare cases even longer. (article 13)
As a result, patients such as Senator Edward M. Kennedy, whose malignant tumor was excised Monday by physicians at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina, must endure radiation and chemotherapy in an attempt to neutralize stray cancer cells. (article 3)
Specialists say that Duke is among the top brain tumor centers around the country, and that Kennedy's neurosurgeon , Dr. Allan H. Friedman, is a renowned leader in the field. (article 6)
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- Brain tumor patient recalls surgery like Kennedy's (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/02/2008, 823 words)
- No cure for malignant glioma like Kennedy has (sfgate.com, 06/04/2008, 767 words)
- Chasing down brain tumor wildfires (boston.com, 06/04/2008, 855 words)
- Senator Kennedy to have brain surgery this morning at Duke (boston.com, 06/02/2008, 476 words)
- Kennedy's brain tumor surgery deemed a success (boston.com, 06/02/2008, 1028 words)
- Kennedy hand-picked a surgeon who takes on tough operations (boston.com, 06/03/2008, 1084 words)
- Kennedy has 'successful' surgery (boston.com, 06/03/2008, 767 words)
- Kennedy walking, passes the critical 24-hour milestone (sfgate.com, 06/04/2008, 584 words)
- Kennedy walking hospital halls as recovery begins (L.A. Times, 06/04/2008, 629 words)
- Doctors say Kennedy was awake during tumor removal (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/02/2008, 767 words)
- Kennedy's brain surgery "successful" (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/03/2008, 614 words)
- Next up for Sen. Kennedy: Chemo, radiation treatments :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Health News (suntimes.com, 06/04/2008, 569 words)
- Experts: Surgery Painstaking, Delicate (Washington Post, 06/04/2008, 483 words)
- Up next: a week in the hospital at Duke, then chemo, radiation in Massachusetts (sfgate.com, 06/04/2008, 718 words)
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