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Missed Diagnosis Of Cancer In Primary Care

December 9, 2022

Missed Diagnosis Of Cancer In Primary Care: A recent study entitled Missed diagnosis of cancer in primary care: Insights from malpractice claims data examined key features and factors identified in missed cancer diagnosis malpractice claims filed related to primary care and evaluated predictors of c[...]

Maryland Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment For Medical Malpractice Defendants For Delayed Cancer Treatment While Incarcerated

November 18, 2022

Judgment Based On Delayed Cancer Treatment While Incarcerated: Kahil Johnson (“K. Johnson”) filed a Maryland medical malpractice lawsuit involving the cancer care provided to Thomas Johnson (“T. Johnson”) while he was incarcerated in Maryland, arguing that the three-month del[...]

Cancer Statistics For The United States (2013 – 2018)

August 11, 2021

An article published on July 8, 2021 in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute entitled “Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, Part 1: National Cancer Statistics” reported: “Cancer death rates in the United States continue to decline overall and for many cancer[...]

New York Appellate Court Affirms Anal Cancer Medical Malpractice Defendants Not Entitled To Summary Judgment

May 17, 2021

The New York Appellate Division, Third Department (“New York Appellate Court”) held in its opinion dated March 25, 2021 in a New York medical malpractice lawsuit alleging that the defendant primary care physician and the defendant dermatologist were negligent in failing to refer the dece[...]

$1,275,000 New Jersey Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Settlement For Misdiagnosed Stomach Cancer

January 22, 2020

A New Jersey medical malpractice wrongful death lawsuit was recently settled for $1,275,000 for the death of a 34-year-old woman whose stomach cancer allegedly was not diagnosed in time and resulted in her death in 2016. The woman died of stage IV cancer on August 29, 2016. The defendants included a[...]

Uterine Cancer Rates, Deaths Increase In U.S.

January 2, 2019

The CDC reported on December 7, 2018 that “Uterine cancer is one of the few cancers with increasing incidence and mortality in the United States, reflecting, in part, increases in the prevalence of overweight and obesity since the 1980s. It is the fourth most common cancer diagnosed and the se[...]

$12M Illinois Medical Malpractice Verdict In Misdiagnosed Lung Cancer Case

August 19, 2018

On July 19, 2018, a Cook County, Illinois medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in the amount of $12 million in a medical malpractice case against a radiologist and two family practice physicians for their alleged medical negligence in failing to diagnose a patient[...]

Missouri Whistleblower Case Alleges Substandard Cancer Treatment At Cancer Clinic

December 13, 2014

The former medical director of a Missouri cancer clinic, who is a radiation oncologist, has filed a whistleblower wrongful termination case against the cancer clinic, alleging that she was terminated after bringing her concerns to the attention of her employer in 2011 regarding various alleged viol[...]

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