Sen. Edward "Ted" Kennedy (D-MA) has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor Tuesday after being hospitalized at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Kennedy, 76, was hospitalized Saturday morning after suffering a seizure at his family's compound at Hyannisport, Massachusetts. During his stay, doctors diagnosed him with a malignant tumor in his left parietal lobe on the left side of his brain.
Several family members came to visit him Saturday, including Kennedy's wife, Victoria; his sister Jean; his daughter, Kara Kennedy Allen; and his sons, Ted Kennedy Jr. and U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.). Other visitors included his niece Caroline, nephew Joseph P. Kennedy II, and Sen. John F. Kerry.
Kennedy had surgery in October to clear his carotid artery in hopes of preventing a stroke. He also suffers chronic back pain from injuries suffered in a plane crash in 1964.
Kennedy has represented Massachusetts in the Senate since 1962. He is one of only six senators in U.S. history to serve more than 40 years.
"The usual course of treatment for Kennedy's type of tumor includes radiation and chemotherapy," said Kennedy's doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Kennedy is the youngest brother of former President John F. Kennedy and former Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, both of which were killed in assassinations. As the youngest of nine children, Kennedy is the last-surviving brother in the storied family.
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