Her life of work and her life has been so important there are movies made about her and it. She has battled pancreatic cancer before.
...This isn't Ginsburg's first brush with cancer. (click here) In September 1999, she was diagnosed with colon cancer. It was found incidentally when she had gone to the doctor for an abdominal infection. She underwent a sigmoid colectomy followed by "precautionary" chemotherapy and radiation treatments which began in October and finished in June 2000. According to Ginsburg, "Following the treatments, it is anticipated that I will require only routine examinations to assure my continuing good health."
It was during one of those routine examinations, 10 years later, when her screening CT scan found a single lesion, measuring about 1 centimeter across, in the center of Ginsburg's pancreas. She underwent surgery to remove the body and tail of the pancreas along with her spleen....
I also believe Justice Ginsburg sets an excellent example for older Americans. I also believe her tenacity with cancer occurrences is not unusual for any cancer sufferer.
As people age, there can have a diminished immunity that may allow cancers a chance to erupt. I also believe quality of life for 80 year olds and older is not studied enough. I think an 80 year old immune system needs to be understood better. I think the failure of the body at that age is somewhat related to the elder immune system.
Also, 80 year olds on blood thinners can die when accidents occur. They need a better answer. There is documentation in journals regarding the high incidence of deaths of 80 year olds on blood thinners. The accident isn't what kills them.
People that are diagnosed with cancer, receive treatment and have the right to continue to fight the disease. I know many people that receive regular check-ups to stay on top of the disease. I think Justice Ginsburg progress through these episodes is very standard for those that receive such diagnosis.
I wish her well and look forward to more lectures on her schedules. She has been a busy person giving lectures to those that love to hear her speak. She is quite the celebrity.
August 23, 2019
By Nina Totenberg
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (click here) has just completed three weeks of radiation treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, the U.S. Supreme Court disclosed Friday.
The radiation therapy, conducted on an outpatient basis, began Aug. 5, shortly after a localized cancerous tumor was discovered on Ginsburg's pancreas. The treatment included the insertion of a stent in Ginsburg's bile duct, according to a statement issued by the court.
Doctors at Sloan Kettering said further tests showed no evidence of disease elsewhere in the body. The treatment comes just months after Ginsburg was operated on for lung cancer last December. The 86-year-old justice has battled cancer in various forms over the last 20 years....
