Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery at a New York hospital Friday to remove two cancerous nodules, the Supreme Court public-relations office said in a statement.
There is no evidence of any remaining cancer in Ginsburg’s lungs or anywhere else in her body, according to the statement.
Doctors discovered the nodules after Ginsburg fell in her office last month, fracturing three ribs.
The 85-year-old justice had surgery in 1999 for colorectal cancer and underwent treatment again in 2009 for pancreatic cancer. She has said repeatedly that she will remain in her role so long as she’s physically able to, and she has already hired law clerks for her next two terms.
“I said I will do this job as long as I can do it full steam,” Ginsburg said Sunday while being interviewed about the new film On the Basis of Sex, a biopic that details her life and early career.
Ginsberg, who became the second woman to serve on the High Court in 1993, has distinguished herself as a staunch defender of civil rights throughout her 25 year career on the bench.