The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that Justice Ginsberg underwent surgery today for pancreatic cancer. Here is the text of the Court's announcement:
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had surgery for an
apparently early-stage pancreatic cancer today, at the Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. According to Dr. Murray
Brennan, the attending surgeon, Justice Ginsburg will likely remain in
the hospital approximately 7-10 days.
Justice Ginsburg had no symptoms prior to the incidental discovery of the lesion during a routine annual check-up in late January at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. A Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT) Scan revealed a small tumor, approximately 1 cm across, in the center of the pancreas.
Justice Ginsburg is 75 years old. She was appointed to the Court in 1993 by President Clinton.
Justice Ginsburg had no symptoms prior to the incidental discovery of the lesion during a routine annual check-up in late January at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. A Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT) Scan revealed a small tumor, approximately 1 cm across, in the center of the pancreas.
Justice Ginsburg is 75 years old. She was appointed to the Court in 1993 by President Clinton.
Here's a link to NPR's coverage of the story.
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