Senator Edward Kennedy had a successful operation at Duke University Medical Center today for a brain tumor. Kennedy, 76, was diagnosed with having a malignant glioma in the left side of his brain after suffering a seizure two weeks ago. After recovering from surgery, Kennedy will undergo radiation and chemotherapy at Massachusetts General Hospital. 

Malignant glioma is the most common form of brain cancer. This type of tumor is very difficult to remove because it travels quickly and can migrate to other parts of the brain. Kennedy’s surgery was to partially remove the tumor to reduce its size. Prognosis varies but patients typically live between one and four years. Kennedy is aggressively dealing with his tumor and plans to return to the U.S. Senate and continue support for Barack Obama to be elected as the next president.  

Senator Edward Kennedy announced today that the seizure he suffered this weekend was found to be caused by a cancerous brain tumor:

A cancerous brain tumor caused the seizure Sen. Edward M. Kennedy suffered over the weekend, doctors said Tuesday in a grim diagnosis for one of American politics’ most enduring figures. “He remains in good spirits and full of energy,” the doctors for the 76-year-old Massachusetts Democrat said in a statement.

They said tests conducted after the seizure showed a tumor in Kennedy’s left parietal lobe. Preliminary results from a biopsy of the brain identified the cause of the seizure as a malignant glioma, they said.

Goes to show you that no matter what you do, you’re gonna die eventually and nothing will matter anyway. So really, why even try? Why not just sit around and eat pizza and get wasted and do nothing with your life, that way when you die there’s less shit for people to forget about you.