Supreme Court Justice Undergoing Cancer Treatment

Cancer Supreme Court Justice Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has undergone surgery for pancreatic cancer apparently at an early stage.
by Associated Press
Published: Thu, February 05, 2009 - 12:13 pm CST
WASHINTTON (AP) - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has
undergone surgery for pancreatic cancer, apparently at an early
stage.
The court said the 75-year-old Ginsburg had the surgery Thursday
at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. She will
remain in the hospital for seven to 10 days, said her surgeon. Dr.
Murray Brennan. This was according to a release issued by the
court.
Ginsburg, a justice since 1993, had colon cancer earlier in her
tenure.
The cancer was discovered during a routine, annual exam late
last month at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md.
The court said a CAT scan revealed a tumor measuring about 1
centimeter across the center of the pancreas.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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