Ruth Bader Ginsburg has undergone treatment for pancreatic cancer.
The 86-year-old Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court was treated in New York City, the Supreme Court announced on Friday (August 23).
“The tumor was treated definitively and there is no evidence of disease elsewhere in the body,” the court said (via CNN).
A three-week treatment of stereotactic ablative radiation therapy started on August 5, the court revealed. A tumor was originally detected following a blood test in July, and a biopsy was also done.
“The Justice tolerated treatment well,” the court added. “No further treatment is needed at this time.”
This marks Ruth Bader Ginsburg‘s fourth time battling cancer. In 1999, she underwent surgery for colon cancer; in 2009, she was treated for early stages of pancratic cancer; and in December 2018, she had surgery to remove two cancerous nodules from her left lung.
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“Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg today completed a three-week course of stereotactic ablative radiation therapy at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. The focused radiation treatment began on August 5 and was administered on an outpatient basis to treat a tumor on her pancreas. The abnormality was first detected after a routine blood test in early July, and a biopsy performed on July 31 at Sloan Kettering confirmed a localized malignant tumor. As part of her treatment, a bile duct stent was placed. The Justice tolerated treatment well. She cancelled her annual summer visit to Santa Fe, but has otherwise maintained an active schedule. The tumor was treated definitively and there is no evidence of disease elsewhere in the body. Justice Ginsburg will continue to have periodic blood tests and scans. No further treatment is needed at this time.”
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