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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Just Had Surgery for Cancerous Growths

The Associated Press has just reported that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had cancerous growths removed from her lung.
“Post-surgery, there was no evidence of any remaining disease,” a notice from the Supreme Court states. It adds that the nodules were malignant and discovered after her fall last month when she broke several ribs.
She is resting comfortably and will remain in the hospital for a few days.
BREAKING: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent a pulmonary lobectomy in NYC today to remove two nodules from her lung, which were determined to be malignant. “Post-surgery, there was no evidence of any remaining disease,” the court’s public information office reports. pic.twitter.com/t4gGzi9Z2L
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) December 21, 2018
UPDATE: 12:37 PM ET –
MSNBC’s Katy Tur last night had tweeted that the Justice was on her plane to New York.
OMG RBG is on my flight.
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) December 20, 2018
On-air just now she noted that Justice Ginsburg spent the flight working.
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