National Sen. Kennedy Set for Surgery on Brain Tumor Published June 2, 2008 at 4:53 AM PDT This story was published more than 16 years ago. Facebook WhatsApp Email Listen • 0:00 Sen. Edward Kennedy undergoes surgery Monday at Duke University Medical Center for his cancerous brain tumor. The 76-year-old Massachusetts lawmaker was diagnosed last month with a lethal type of brain tumor. Copyright 2008 NPR