BREAKING: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Undergoes Surgery for Early Stage Lung Cancer

According to multiple reports Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery today at Memorial Sloan Kettering hospital in New York’s Upper East Side. The surgical procedure reportedly removed cancerous growths on Justice Bader Ginsburg’s lungs.

NPR Tweeted:

#BREAKING: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery today for early stage lung cancer, the Supreme Court announced. The 85-year-old justice is being treated at Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York.

— NPR (@NPR) December 21, 2018

Short of complications in recovery, doctors say prospects look good for a full recovery for Justice Ginsburg, 85. She hopes to be back on the court for the start of the new term in early January.

— NPR (@NPR) December 21, 2018

Justice Bader Ginsburg has overcome recent health issues as this is her third bout with cancer. On November 7th she fractured three ribs in a fall. She also cracked ribs in 2012, but according to The Washington Post never missed a day of work.

She is said to be resting and recovering in the NY hospital.

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