Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been treated for pancreatic cancer in New York City, the Supreme Court announced Friday.
While the court said Ginsburg's tumor"was treated definitively and there is no evidence of disease elsewhere in the body," and no further treatment was needed, pancreatic cancer remains a serious diagnosis for the 86-year-old liberal icon.Pancreatic cancer was the third-leading cause of death from cancer in the United States in 2018, after lung and colorectal cancers, according to the National Cancer Institute.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg treated for pancreatic cancer 02:07Read MoreAs people age, the risk of developing pancreatic cancer goes up. Most patients are older than 45, and nearly 90% are older than 55. The average age at diagnosis is 71. Men have a slightly higher likelihood of developing pancreatic cancer than women, which may partly result from increased tobacco use in men. In the past, when men more commonly smoked than women, the gender gap was wider.
Another line of research is focused on finding biomarkers of pancreatic cancer so that a simple blood or urine test could be developed. Unlike screenings for other conditions such as colon, breast and prostate cancers, there is no routine way to see whether a patient has a tumor in the pancreas.The future of medicine to help people with pancreatic cancer will involve genetics, Banck said.
I'm praying for her. She is strong. She is also NEEDED on the Supreme Court to keep it from being OWNED by the GOP who r terrible! However, her comfort and her quality of life matter the most. I wish her well..........
Tense time for DEMs. They don’t give a shit about her.
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