Ruth Bader Ginsburg Treated For Malignant Tumor

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent treatment for a malignant tumor that was found on her pancreas, the court said in a statement.

The tumor "was treated definitively and there is no evidence of disease elsewhere in the body," the statement said. Ginsburg does not need further treatment, the court said.

The justice began receiving treatment on Aug. 5 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. The abnormality was found after a routine blood test in early July and a biopsy performed on July 31 found that it was malignant.

"As part of her treatment, a bile duct stent was placed," the statement said. "The Justice tolerated treatment well."

Ginsburg canceled her annual summer visit to Santa Fe, New Mexico but has otherwise maintained an active schedule, the statement said. The justice received treatment over a three-week period.

The justice has previously received treatment at the New York City hospital. In December, she underwent surgery to have malignant nodules removed from her left lung. The nodules were discovered incidentally when Ginsburg was being treated at George Washington University Hospital for rib fractures.

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