JUST IN: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been treated for pancreatic cancer in New York City, the Supreme Court announced. 'The tumor was treated definitively and there is no evidence of disease elsewhere in the body,' the court said.
"The tumor was treated definitively and there is no evidence of disease elsewhere in the body," the court said.This is the 86-year-old liberal icon's fourth bout with cancer. In 1999, she successfully underwent surgery to treat colon cancer. She was treated for early stages of pancreatic cancer in 2009. Last December, Ginsburg underwent surgery to remove two cancerous nodules from her left lung.
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.
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