Senator Edward Kennedy has cancerous brain tumor

It’s being  reported that Ted Kennedy has been diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor.

The 76-year-old senator was rushed to the hospital this past weekend with what family members thought was a stroke but ended up being a seizure caused by the malignant growth in his brain.

Malignant gliomas are a type of brain cancer diagnosed in about 9,000 Americans a year — and the most common type among adults. How well patients fare depends on what specific tumor type is determined by further testing.

Average survival can range from less than a year for very advanced and aggressive types — such as glioblastomas — or to about five years for different types that are slower growing.

Not a very encouraging prognosis.  The Senators treatment will be decided after more tests but the usual medical treatment includes a combination of radiation and chemotherapy.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the senator and his family.