Ginsburg Cancer Has Returned, Will Continue on Supreme Court

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is undergoing treatment for a “recurrence of cancer,” she said in a Friday statement released by the Supreme Court.

“On May 19, I began a course of chemotherapy (gemcitabine) to treat a recurrence of cancer,” she said, noting that a periodic scan in February “followed by a biopsy revealed lesions on my liver.”

The 87-year-old and four-time cancer survivor noted that her recent hospitalizations to remove gall stones and treat an infection were unrelated to this recurrence.

Ginsburg added that the chemotherapy course she’s undergoing is “yielding positive results,” and that her most recent scan on July 7 “indicated significant reduction of the liver lesions and no new disease.”

She said she’s “tolerating chemotherapy well and am encouraged by the success of my current treatment. I will continue bi-weekly chemotherapy to keep my cancer at bay, and am able to maintain an active daily routine.”

The justice closed her statement saying that, “Throughout, I have kept up with opinion writing and all other Court work.”

Ginsburg said she “often said I would remain a member of the Court as long as I can do the job full steam. I remain fully able to do that.”