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NEWS ABOUT: recurrence

recurrence stories: 2 news summaries

Ginsburg Faces Long Odds in Cancer Fight

Justice remains hospitalized, plans quick return to bench

Feb 6, 09 3:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s pancreatic cancer is likely the more common, deadlier variety, with a high incidence of recurrence and a grim survival rate, HealthDay reports. Doctors took some comfort in the likelihood the cancer was found early. “She was able to have surgery, and only people who are... More »

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surgery • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • chemotherapy • survival rates • pancreatic cancer • radiation • US Supreme Court • recurrence • adenocarcinoma

 Specter's Cancer Returns 

Pennsylvania Republican, 78, says he'll work while undergoing chemotherapy

Apr 15, 08 7:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - After three years in remission, cancerous Hodgkin's disease has reappeared in the body of Sen. Arlen Specter, the Pennsylvania Republican said today. "I consider this just another bump on the road to a successful recovery from Hodgkin's, from which I've been symptom-free for three years," said Specter, 78.... More »

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cancer • Arlen Specter • Hodgkin's disease • recurrence

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