Novak Says He Doesn’t Think He’ll Make It

Columnist Robert Novak told InsideCatholic.com that he doesn’t think he’ll beat the brain cancer he was diagnosed with two weeks ago.

In an interview on the blog, Novak told Deal Hudson that he hopes that upcoming tumor reduction surgery will extend his life and improve his quality of living. But when Hudson asked Novak whether he thought he’ll beat the cancer, Novak said “he didn’t think so.”

The long-time conservative writer, however, added: “When you’re 77 years old, and you have brain surgery, anything can happen.”

Novak is scheduled to undergo surgery at Duke University Medical Center. It will be performed by the same doctor who operated on Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), who was also recently diagnosed with brain cancer.