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| Justice Ginsburg undergoes surgery for pancreatic cancer | |
| 2009-02-06 | |
| Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer today. The court said the cancer, which is one of the most lethal of diseases, was in its early stages. In a statement, the court said the cancer was discovered during a routine scan in late January. The scan revealed a small tumor, about 0.4 inches across, in the center of the pancreas. Ginsburg, 75, had experienced no symptoms before the discovery of the cancer, the court said. She underwent surgery today at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. She is expected to remain in the hospital for seven to 10 days. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said President Obama's "thoughts and prayers are with her and her family right now, and we hope for and wish her a speedy recovery right now." Ginsburg, who was appointed to the court in 1993 by President Clinton, is a survivor of colon cancer and underwent months of radiation and chemotherapy treatments in 1999. She never missed a day on the court during her recovery.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #3 Pancreatic cancer is grim news, but it seldom causes symptoms until quite advanced, and so is almost never discovered at only 0.4 inches. She could well be one of the rare lucky ones. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-02-06 09:01 |
| #2 LEFT WING LITMUS TEST JOE STALIN DREAMED ABOUT Now, that's just a bit unfair RD: Stalin killed more Socialists than anybody else in the World. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-02-06 08:22 |
| #1 Justice Ginsburg undergoes surgery for pancreatic cancer OF course the Demo'Krap Leadership will nominate a Supreme Court replacement that will meet and surpass every LEFT WING LITMUS TEST JOE STALIN DREAMED ABOUT. . (spit) Our one and only faint hope is, is that whomever the LEFT-WING IDEOLOGUE is who is nominated will gradually CONVERT to SANITY while on the job. It's just too G Damn bad that almost every LEFTY who haz ever been nominated for any office IS a dyed in the wool LEFT-WING IDEOLOGUE for life. |
| Posted by: Red Dawg 2009-02-06 01:55 |