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Ted Kennedy Jr. Loses a Leg to Cancer

Ted Kennedy Jr. Loses a Leg to Cancer

In 1973, bone cancer forced doctors to amputate the right leg of 12-year-old Edward Kennedy Jr. (right), Ted Kennedy's son.

In this photo: Ted Kennedy, Kennedy

Photo: Tom Wargacki/WireImage

Aug 24, 1973
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