A Sad News Day
As everyone has probably already heard, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been hospitalized for early-stage pancreatic cancer. It sounds quite serious. I'm sure everyone is wishing her a speedy recovery.
Various news reports have bandied around a five year survival rate of 5% for this type of cancer. However, this statistic reflects the fact that diagnoses of pancreatic cancer often doesn't occur until late stages. A commentator on the Volokh Conspiracy mentions (but doesn't cite) a five-year survival rate of 18-25% for localized tumors of less than 2 cm; Justice Ginsburg's tumor is apparently less than 1 cm. If true, these statistics may help us to be a little more hopeful than some of the initial reporting.
Various news reports have bandied around a five year survival rate of 5% for this type of cancer. However, this statistic reflects the fact that diagnoses of pancreatic cancer often doesn't occur until late stages. A commentator on the Volokh Conspiracy mentions (but doesn't cite) a five-year survival rate of 18-25% for localized tumors of less than 2 cm; Justice Ginsburg's tumor is apparently less than 1 cm. If true, these statistics may help us to be a little more hopeful than some of the initial reporting.
posted by Carbolic at 11:27 AM
8 Comments:
I don't know what kind of sick bastard I am, but the first thing I thought when I heard this news was "Thank goodness this didn't happen a year ago".
Have I lost my humanity?
Toney, you should probably keep thoughts like that to yourself.
I think that's good advice for Toney generally.
Changing out the name to "Scalia" would have resulted in at least one or two [anonymous] posters expressing their jubilation.
Ironically, I would have had the exact same thought if it were Scalia that was diagnosed with bad news.
It kind of brings to the forefront debate about the wisdom of appointing justices for life.
...so would changing the name to tj.
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Haha - agreed.
Maybe a result of pent up fervor from atl moderating comments these days? No more asslobster?!?!
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