Jury awards $18 million verdict against nurse practitioner in breast cancer misdiagnosis case
Woman in her 20s complained of lump, but nurse practitioner didn't order diagnostic imaging
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Cancer
Oral cancer misdiagnosis and dental malpractice
This form of cancer is usually successfully treatable when timely diagnosed
Houston appellate court: Ophthalmologist qualified to diagnose ganglioglioma tumor
Expert report was critical of ophthalmologist failure to perform dilated eye exam
Lawsuit: Infant dies after nurse practitioner fails to tell family about spot that's suspicious for cancer
Delay in diagnosis and treatment allowed neuroblastoma to spread
What you should know about surgical and medical oncology cancer malpractice
Misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis and treatment top the list of closed claims
Ovarian cancer awareness, early diagnosis, and medical malpractice
Catching it quickly and getting prompt treatment are critically important
Three common types of cancer surgery medical malpractice
Surgical resection of a tumor is a precise process that needs confirmation by a pathologist
New melanoma surgery guidelines may help reduce medical malpractice
Cutting too much or too little around the melanoma tumor causes problems, new guidelines should help surgeons get it just right
Colorectal cancer awareness and medical malpractice
Colorectal cancer is the most treatable type of cancer...if you get screened
Study: Stomach cancer rate is on the rise and affecting younger people
Learn the signs and symptoms of stomach/gastric cancer that everyone should know