Justice Ginsburg Has Lung Surgery to Remove Cancerous Growths

No signs of disease found elsewhere, Supreme Court says
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Ginsburg in Hospital After Lung Surgery

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By Greg Stohr

December 21, 2018 at 5:27 PM UTC

Updated on

December 22, 2018 at 12:25 AM UTC

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery to remove two cancerous growths from her left lung in the latest health scare for the U.S. Supreme Court’s 85-year-old liberal.