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Ruth Bader Ginsburg was just treated for a pancreatic tumor, a type of cancer that spreads quickly and is hard to detect
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent radiation therapy for a tumor in her pancreas, according to Kathy Arberg, a court spokeswoman.
Arberg said Ginsberg is doing well and "maintained an active schedule" following the treatment.
Pancreatic cancer typically spreads quickly and is often difficult to detect unless a person has a family history and is tested regularly.
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recently underwent radiation therapy for a cancerous tumor in her pancreas, court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said in a statement on Friday. Doctors first noticed the cancerous tumor during a July 31 biopsy.
Arberg said 86-year-old Ginsberg did well throughout the treatment and "maintained an active schedule" following it. The court also said Ginsburg's tumor was "treated definitively and there is no evidence of disease elsewhere in the body."
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