On May 20, 2008, doctors announced Kennedy had a malignant glioma, a type of cancerous brain tumor.[cri.cn]
![On May 20, 2008, doctors announced Kennedy had a malignant glioma, a type of cancerous brain tumor.[cri.cn]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20090828/000bcdb95f1d0c0180081e.jpg "On May 20, 2008, doctors announced Kennedy had a malignant glioma, a type of cancerous brain tumor.[cri.cn]")