Latest: U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy's cancer surgery on Monday (2Jun08) was a 'success', doctors have revealed. The ailing 76-year-old went under the knife at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina for a three-and-a-half-hour operation to remove a cancerous tumour from his brain. The Massachusetts senator's doctor, Allan Friedman, says,"I am pleased to report that Senator Kennedy's surgery was successful and accomplished our goals." "The surgery lasted roughly 3 1/2 hours and is just the first step in Senator Kennedy's treatment plan. After a brief recuperation, he will begin targeted radiation at Massachusetts General Hospital and chemotherapy treatment. I hope that everyone will join us in praying for Senator Kennedy to have an uneventful and robust recovery." Kennedy - former president John F. Kennedy's last surviving brother - was diagnosed with a malignant glioma, an especially lethal type of brain tumour, following a seizure last month .
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