Ginsburg underwent 'a minimally invasive, non-surgical procedure' Wednesday at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City to revise a bile duct stent inserted nearly a year ago.
Ginsburg announced two weeks ago that she is battling cancer again, just days after being hospitalized for a possible infection. A periodic scan and biopsy revealed lesions on her liver earlier this year, causing her to resume chemotherapy treatment in May.
The lesions most likely stem from last year's pancreatic cancer, which followed lung cancer in 2018 and earlier bouts of pancreatic and colon cancer one and two decades earlier. She said earlier this month that she would continue bi-weekly chemotherapy"to keep my cancer at bay" and would maintain an active daily routine, keeping up with court work. That work is lessened during the summer, when the justices do not sit for oral arguments or decide argued cases. Their next term begins in October.
Ginsburg said at the time that she would stay on the court"as long as I can do the job full steam," a phrase she has used many times in the past. For years, Ginsburg's health has been a concern for Democrats and liberal interest groups who worry that the high court's conservative majority could be expanded if she were to leave the bench before the November presidential election. Even if Democrats sweep to victories, Republicans will control the Senate at least until Jan. 3, and President Donald Trump will be in office at least until Jan. 20.
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