Ruth Bader Ginsburg announced Friday that she is being treated for a recurrence of cancer. She said, however, that she will «remain a member of the [Supreme] Court.» The announcement comes days after she was hospitalized to treat gallstones and an unrelated infection.
According to Ginsburg's statement, she began a course of chemotherapy on May 19. A periodic scan in February followed by a biopsy revealed lesions on her liver.
A treatment of immunotherapy was unsuccessful, but she said the chemotherapy course is «yielding positive results.»Ginsburg said her most recent scan on July 7 indicated significant reduction of the liver lesions and no new disease.
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