Read more brain cancer stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/28034/brain-cancer.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:39:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70291/manson-girl-susan-atkins-dies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSusan Atkins, one of the women who killed at the behest of Charles Manson, died last night after a battle with brain cancer that had paralyzed her and cost her one leg. She was 61. She died inside the California Institute for Women, where she had been in hospice care....http://www.newser.com/story/70291/manson-girl-susan-atkins-dies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 6:30:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69023/report-revives-fears-of-cell-phone-tumor-link.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new report charges that health organizations and the cell phone industry are downplaying clear links between cell phone use and brain cancer, reports the Los Angeles Times . The latest research shows that cell phone use significantly increases the risk of some kind of tumors, and that young people are...http://www.newser.com/story/69023/report-revives-fears-of-cell-phone-tumor-link.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 4:17:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68136/kennedy-to-pope-pray-for-me.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the months before he died, Ted Kennedy penned a letter to Pope Benedict beseeching the pontiff's prayers—and enlisted no less a messenger than the leader of the free world to deliver it, reports CNN. “I am writing with deep humility to ask that you pray for me as...http://www.newser.com/story/68136/kennedy-to-pope-pray-for-me.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Aug 2009 10:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67968/throngs-turn-out-to-bid-kennedy-farewell.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThousands of constituents and admirers turned out this afternoon to honor Ted Kennedy as a motorcade bearing the senator's body from his Cape Cod home to his brother's presidential library wound through the streets of Boston. Some wept, some applauded as both locals and out-of-towners flooded to say goodbye. "We’re...http://www.newser.com/story/67968/throngs-turn-out-to-bid-kennedy-farewell.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 16:24:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67896/after-diagnosis-kennedy-wanted-a-good-ending.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen Ted Kennedy was diagnosed with brain cancer, he insisted that he would have a "good ending for myself," and friends tell the New York Times that the late senator's last 15 months were filled with joy. He and his wife Vicki spent evenings watching 24 and James Bond films,...http://www.newser.com/story/67896/after-diagnosis-kennedy-wanted-a-good-ending.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 7:03:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67858/obama-will-deliver-kennedy-eulogy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama will deliver the eulogy at Sen. Ted Kennedy’s funeral Saturday in Boston, the Globe reports this evening. Obama will make the short trip from Martha’s Vineyard, where he’s vacationing, to the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help for the morning service; Kennedy will be buried that evening...http://www.newser.com/story/67858/obama-will-deliver-kennedy-eulogy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Aug 2009 18:35:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67797/kennedys-death-may-breathe-new-life-into-health-care.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhile Ted Kennedy fought cancer, his absence damaged the health care battle he called the "cause of my life"—but his death may draw a wellspring of support for reform, reports Reuters. An outpouring of affection for him could find its expression in passage of the kind of health care...http://www.newser.com/story/67797/kennedys-death-may-breathe-new-life-into-health-care.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Aug 2009 8:07:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67204/robert-novak-dead-at-78.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConservative Chicago Sun-Times columnist Robert Novak died this morning at 78, after a year-long battle with brain cancer, the Sun-Times reports. Known, to his delight, as the “Prince of Darkness,” Novak’s “Inside Report” column has been syndicated since 1963. He was at the center of the Valerie Plame scandal, identifying...http://www.newser.com/story/67204/robert-novak-dead-at-78.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Aug 2009 11:39:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64108/obama-brings-pope-letter-from-ailing-kennedy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama delivered a letter from Ted Kennedy to Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican today, CNN reports. Obama met with the pontiff for about a half hour before leaving Rome for Ghana. The contents of Kennedy’s letter were personal, an Obama aide said, and “not known to anyone I...http://www.newser.com/story/64108/obama-brings-pope-letter-from-ailing-kennedy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 17:03:18 CDT