RBG's Cancer Returns; She's Still Working

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Friday she is on a course of chemotherapy to treat a recurrence of cancer. In a statement, the 87-year-old senior member of the court says she is able to do her job ''full steam.'

In the statement, Ginsburg also says her recent hospitalization to remove gallstones and treat an infection were unrelated to her cancer recurrence.

In a statement on Twitter, American Cancer Society's CEO Gary M. Reedy expressed his best wishes for RBG's continued progress and said:"A cancer diagnosis is never good news, but as Justice Ginsburg's cancer experience has taught us, there is always room for hope, even with a serious diagnosis." Mustafa Raoof, MD, a surgical oncologist at City of Hope, a comprehensive cancer center near Los Angeles, specializes in pancreatic and liver cancers. He did not treat Justice Ginsburg, but says:"Pancreatic cancer that has metastasized to other parts of the body such as the liver remains a challenging disease to treat. Most therapies are life-prolonging and cure is unusual. The goal of therapy is to not only prolong life but also to maintain or improve quality of life.

Gemcitabine, FDA approved to treat pancreatic cancer that has spread, has been standard therapy since 1997, he says."It is particularly well tolerated in older patients who are not a candidate for more aggressive chemotherapies." Born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1933, Ginsburg was instrumental in launching the Women's Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union. President Bill Clinton nominated her as an associate justice of the Supreme Court; she took her seat Aug. 10, 1993.

 

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