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elleng

(130,902 posts)
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 02:53 PM Jan 2019

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Cancer Free After Surgery, Supreme Court Says.

' Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is cancer free and on the mend after her recent surgery for the disease, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said on Friday.

“Her recovery from surgery is on track,” the spokeswoman, Kathleen Arberg, said in a statement. “Post-surgery evaluation indicates no evidence of remaining disease, and no further treatment is required.”

Justice Ginsburg, 85, underwent surgery in late December to remove two nodules from her left lung. She missed this week’s arguments, and will be absent from the bench next week, too, Ms. Arberg said.

“Justice Ginsburg will continue to work from home next week and will participate in the consideration and decision of the cases on the basis of the briefs and the transcripts of oral arguments,” Ms. Arberg said.

After next Wednesday’s arguments, the court will take its four-week midwinter break, returning to the bench on Feb. 19.'

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/us/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-health-cancer-surgery.html

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Cancer Free After Surgery, Supreme Court Says. (Original Post) elleng Jan 2019 OP
Hang in there Justice Ginsburg. Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #1
If we could buy her YOUTH I would donate $1000 today. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #2
'Some', as I read, were licking their chops projecting her 'inevitable' demise. sprinkleeninow Jan 2019 #5
Woooohoooo!!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2019 #3
Did any of them provide a dissenting opinion? underpants Jan 2019 #4
No, but her doctor has struck down a Maryland tax on interstate truck transport jberryhill Jan 2019 #8
RBG has 9 lives! at140 Jan 2019 #6
The spokesperson's statement is not exactly correct. PoliticAverse Jan 2019 #7

sprinkleeninow

(20,246 posts)
5. 'Some', as I read, were licking their chops projecting her 'inevitable' demise.
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 03:04 PM
Jan 2019

Craftily plotting her replacement on the SC.

Justice Ginsburg, I pray "God Grant Thee Many and Blessed Years" from here forward! 💙

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
7. The spokesperson's statement is not exactly correct.
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 03:22 PM
Jan 2019

The article says: "indicates no evidence of remaining disease".

Lack of evidence of cancer is not the same thing as being "cancer free".

Finding no sign of cancer doesn't necessarily mean there isn't any. You cannot test 100% of a person's cells for cancer.

Best wishes to her.

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