Question: The recent death of Dana Reeve from lung cancer reminded me of the Kennedy family member who was diagnosed with cancer. What is her status?
Answer: You may be referring to Kara Kennedy Allen, 46, the daughter of Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and Joan Kennedy.
A smoker, she was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2003. A portion of her right lung was removed at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and she was to undergo chemotherapy.
Nothing has been reported since last year, when the cancer was said to be in remission.
Her mother, Joan Kennedy, also has battled cancer.
Nothing has been reported about her condition since October, when she underwent breast cancer surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
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