how long did ted kennedy live after diagnosed with cancer
U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy reacts after President Barack Obama signed H.R. 1388, the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act in 2009. Kennedy passed away later that year from a deadly type of brain cancer that doctors are just now learning how to treat. (REUTERS/Jason Reed) Glioblastoma mutliforme (GBM) is one of the deadliest types of brain cancer, killing approximately 13,000 people every year â including Sen. Ted Kennedy in 2009.