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Cancer

Jury awards $18 million verdict against nurse practitioner in breast cancer misdiagnosis case

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

Oral cancer misdiagnosis and dental malpractice

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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