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Politics | 02/05/2009 1:35 pm

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Diagnosed With Pancreatic Cancer

By The Staff at wowOwow.com
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s recovering after having surgery for pancreatic cancer. Doctors discovered a small section of cancerous cells during a routine check-up and performed the surgery this morning at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Memorial Cancer Center in New York. Ginsburg, the first Jewish woman to serve on the Court, will stay for seven-to-ten days, according to her surgeries.

This latest health scare isn’t Bader’s first time dealing with cancer — she was diagnosed with colon cancer back in 1999. Pancreatic cancer, however, proves to be one of the most fatal types, largely because it’s difficult to detect in its early stages. Luckily, Justice Ginsburg’s doctors found the cancer early on, and have, hopefully, taken care of the matter.

Our thoughts are with you, Justice Ginsburg!

23 Reader Comments (so far…) Sign In or Register to comment

Grande Camper
My hopes and prayers are with you, Justice Ginsburg.
By Grande Camper on 02/05/2009 1:42 pm
caj p
How sad, my hopes and prayers are with this lady.
By caj p on 02/05/2009 2:02 pm
Patty E
My mother had pancreatic cancer….but it didn;t happen overnight—I;m surprised that a simple surgery was all that was needed…it usually doesn’t start in the pancreas…..
By Patty E on 02/05/2009 2:03 pm
deber B
I’ve always admired Justice Ginsburg. Prayers are coming your way for a complete recovery.
By deber B on 02/05/2009 2:38 pm
Martha Girard
I will meditate on healing for Justice Ginsburg. She is the superior justice. Martha
By Martha Girard on 02/05/2009 2:39 pm
Belinda Joy
Justice Ginsburg is a woman to be respected and admired for her accomplishments. My prayers go out to her.
By Belinda Joy on 02/05/2009 2:56 pm
Marilyn Cooper
Thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery go out to Justice Ginsburg.
By Marilyn Cooper on 02/05/2009 3:00 pm
Diana T
My sister often runs into Justice Ginsberg and her husband because they have season tickets to Arena Theatre the same nights and sit close to each other. Just recently, Sue made a comment that the Justice “just didn’t look good”. Color off, she looked like she felt really bad.
By Diana T on 02/05/2009 3:10 pm
Bonnie Oliver
Best wishes for a complete recovery to Justice Ginsberg. Pancreatic cancer scares one witless. I hope early detection will prove to be as successful with this form of cancer as it has been with others.
By Bonnie Oliver on 02/05/2009 3:18 pm
Agyness O
Bonnie…I agree on all points and am hoping for a complete recovery for Justice Ginsberg. I have heard that she has been ready for retirement for some time now but held on through the Bush years.
By Agyness O on 02/05/2009 3:37 pm
DeBúrca obj
Best wishes for a swift and full recovery Judge Ginsberg. You are in our prayers.
By DeBúrca obj on 02/05/2009 4:21 pm
Tee Zee
All the best to Judge Ginsberg in her 2nd battle with cancer, you have our prayers.
By Tee Zee on 02/05/2009 4:25 pm
phyllis Doyle Pepe
From the news it appears that Ginsberg’s prognosis is good: The reason for the optimism is that the tumor found in the center of Ginsburg’s pancreas was only about 1 centimeter in length, according to a statement from Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York City, where surgeons performed the operation to remove it this morning. Dr. Joan Bull, a professor of oncology at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston, said that the size of the tumor, which was discovered during a routine checkup in late January, suggests that the cancer was caught at a very early stage, possibly before it had a chance to spread. If so, it would set Ginsburg, 75, apart from the 60 percent to 70 percent of pancreatic cancer patients whose disease is caught after it has spread to other areas of the body. “If they did remove [the tumor] totally, with no lymph node or other vascular involvement, it does sound like a good outcome,” Bull said, adding that treating pancreatic cancer at stage 1 gives patients a high chance of survival. And Dr. Martin Makary, a pancreas surgeon and director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Surgical Outcomes Research in Baltimore, said that there is still a slim chance that the tumor was not cancerous.
By phyllis Doyle Pepe on 02/05/2009 4:54 pm
N P
Phyllis, Appreciated your informative post. I feel as if there is some hope now. I actually caught myself exhaling as I read it. (Made salmon with your orange sauce last night - So good!)
By N P on 02/05/2009 6:47 pm
Buh- Bye
So saddened to hear about Justice Ginsberg’s illness. Always the voice of reason on the high court. She is a real fighter. Wishing her a speedy recovery.
By Buh- Bye on 02/05/2009 5:26 pm