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Eleanor Mondale's Brain Cancer Returns

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Feb 28, 2008 10:48 am US/Central

Eleanor Mondale's Brain Cancer Returns

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) ― Eleanor Mondale, the daughter of former Vice President Walter Mondale, said her brain cancer has returned.

Eleanor Mondale made the announcement Thursday on WCCO Radio.

Eleanor Mondale had a cancerous brain tumor in 2005. She chose chemotherapy and radiation to treat the tumor, instead of surgery. The once-baseball-sized tumor virtually disappeared.

Eleanor Mondale said she will have surgery on the new tumor at the Mayo Clinic.

She has been going in for MRI scans every three months and went in for a scheduled scan last month when doctors found a spot worth watching. On Monday, doctors discovered that spot had doubled in size in the past month.

The tumor is in the same place as her original tumor. Eleanor Mondale stressed the tumor is much, much smaller than her original tumor.

"The checkup found the little dastardly thing was growing back and now we're going to chop its head off and go on with life," Eleanor Mondale said.

 

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