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Saturday 24 auguSt 2019
Supreme Court: Ginsburg

treated for tumor on pancreas

By JESSICA GRESKO and ished radiation treatment. “It’s certainly not unheard
MARILYNN MARCHIONE Yet there is no obligation of for the cancer to come
Associated Press for justices to disclose de- back,” but it’s a more dire
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jus- tails about their health, and situation if it’s that rather
tice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ginsburg has generally than a new tumor that was
has completed radiation made more information found early enough for ef-
therapy for a cancerous tu- available than some of her fective treatment, said Dr.
mor on her pancreas and colleagues. Retired Justice Michael Pishvaian, a pan-
there is no evidence of the Anthony Kennedy, for ex- creatic specialist at the
In this Nov. 30, 2018 file photo, Associate Justice Ruth Bader disease remaining, the Su- ample, had a stent inserted University of Texas MD An-
Ginsburg sits with fellow Supreme Court justices for a group preme Court said Friday. to open a blocked artery derson Cancer Center who
portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington.
Associated Press It is the fourth time that the in 2005 but the public only had no first-hand knowl-
86-year-old justice has an- learned about it 10 months edge of Ginsburg’s care.
nounced that she has been later when he returned to Pancreatic tumors are usu-
treated for cancer over the the hospital to have it re- ally treated with surgery,
last two decades and fol- placed. but she or her doctors may
lows lung cancer surgery The Supreme Court said in have chosen not to do that
in December that kept her a statement Friday that a for various reasons, and ra-
away from the court for routine blood test led to diation is a standard treat-
weeks. December’s surgery the detection of Ginsburg’s ment if surgery is not done,
was her first illness-related tumor. A biopsy performed Pishvaian said.
absence from the court July 31 confirmed a “lo- Dr. Alan Venook, a Univer-
since being appointed by calized malignant tumor,” sity of California, San Fran-
President Bill Clinton in 1993 and Ginsburg started out- cisco, pancreatic cancer
and prompted even closer patient radiation therapy specialist who also has no
attention to her health. Aug. 5. Ginsburg under- direct knowledge of Gins-
As the court’s oldest mem- went three weeks of radia- burg’s case, said it’s not
ber, Ginsburg has been tion therapy and as part possible to know much
asked questions for years of her treatment had a about her outlook without
about her health and retire- bile duct stent placed, the details from her doctors.
ment plans. She has also in court said. Ginsburg “toler- If it is a recurrence that took
recent years attracted par- ated treatment well” and a decade to form, “that
ticularly enthusiastic fans does not need any ad- tells me it’s not a very ag-
as the leader of the liberal ditional treatment but will gressive cancer,” he said.
wing of the court, which continue to have periodic If the cancer is truly limited
includes four members ap- blood tests and scans, the to the pancreas, “it could
pointed by Democratic statement said. have been managed per-
presidents and five by Re- The tumor was “treated fectly well with radiation,”
publicans. Both liberals definitively and there is no he said.
and conservatives watch evidence of disease else- The court said Ginsburg
her health closely because where in the body,” the canceled an annual sum-
it’s understood the court court said. mer visit to Santa Fe but
would shift right for de- The statement did not say otherwise maintained an
cades if President Donald if the new tumor is a recur- active schedule during
Trump were to get the abil- rence of the pancreatic treatment. She is sched-
ity to nominate someone to cancer Ginsburg was di- uled to speak in Buffalo
replace her. agnosed with in 2009, or next week and at the Li-
The court kept Ginsburg’s a new cancer that arose. brary of Congress National
latest cancer secret for She was also treated for Book Festival in Washington
three weeks, until she fin- colorectal cancer in 1999. at the end of the month.q
Authorities probe Sacramento light

rail crash, 27 injured

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Friday that it was a crash. en to hospitals, one with
— An investigation was The maintenance train moderate injuries and 12
underway Friday to deter- was not moving at the with minor injuries, Selenis
mine why a Sacramento time, Selenis said in an said.
light rail commuter train email to The Associated Sacramento Fire Depart-
struck a maintenance Press. ment spokesman Keith
train, injuring 27 people. “It’s currently under inves- Wade said 14 other peo-
The accident occurred tigation to determine the ple were treated at the
around 9:40 p.m. Thurs- cause,” she said. scene and released.
day and was initially be- There were 24 people on “We’re very happy that
lieved to be a derailment, the Blue Line passenger no one lost their life and
but Sacramento Region- train and three on the that no one was in critical
al Transit spokeswoman maintenance train. condition,” Wade told re-
Devra Selenis confirmed Thirteen people were tak- porters late Thursday.q