Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Pancreatic Cancer Surgery

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.

Comments

[troika]

06:51 PM on 02/08/2009

Lost a dearest brother and a dearest friend both to pancreatic cancer. My best wishes to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for a quick recovery. My thoughts and prayers are with her and her family. Indeed a fine justice.

[buckeye59]

05:51 PM on 02/07/2009

My best wishes go out to justice Ginsberg and her family.Fortunatly the "the status quo" will be maintained.

[Steamboater]

11:15 AM on 02/06/2009

I wish Ginsburg well, however if the worst happens and she has to resign or worse, then Obama must show he not only talks the talk but walks the walk and put a liberal on the Supreme Court. Thankfully, Bush is no longer president. The GOP must be sh*tting in their pants and it's about time.

[lobear00]

10:03 AM on 02/06/2009

Justice Ginsburg, you are one of the human beings that carries the truth and the light, and may you always be blessed with that gift. And hurry back to the bench, for you will do well.

[SweetBabu]

08:35 AM on 02/06/2009

Godspeed, Justice Ginsburg. We NEED you on the bench!

[jdenham]

08:29 AM on 02/06/2009

Get well soon Justice Ginsburg.

[mi]

07:35 AM on 02/06/2009

Wishes for a strong recovery.

[BartLA]

02:23 AM on 02/06/2009

I wish her well and hope she continues on the bench. Wish there were more like her! (And I'm happy Obama is there if a replacement needs to be appointed. But I hope she hangs around.)

[toypiano]

02:10 AM on 02/06/2009

Oh, and thank you Bill Clinton for daring to nominate Ruth Bader Ginsberg in the first place. She has been great for this country!

[toypiano]

02:07 AM on 02/06/2009

Godspeed and good luck, Justice Ginsberg. Thank you for being a progressive voice of reason on SCOTUS.

[mudshark12]

01:36 AM on 02/06/2009

I think this lady ought to retire so she can enjoy what little life she has left. Justice Ginsburg has done more than her share for America and has many well-wishers, myself included.

[Carolab]

11:53 PM on 02/05/2009

I'm very sorry to hear this.

[weatherwaxx]

11:43 PM on 02/05/2009

Thank God Obama is in teh White House.

[BartLA]

02:21 AM on 02/06/2009

ditto.

[dahpunkster]

10:53 PM on 02/05/2009

Hope she gets better, she has a done alot for women in her tenure as Justice. My heart goes out to her and her loved ones.

[godsbreath64]

10:10 PM on 02/05/2009

May God continue to bless Her Excellance.

Unless anyone else has noticed, the mean morality of the supreme count will plumit in her absence.

Godspead,

America.