Breast cancer and litigation

Failure to seek breast cancer screening and misdiagnosis by physicians leads to unacceptable, preventable breast cancer morbidity and mortality. Mammograms allow detection of suspicious lumps in women's breasts, which can then be further diagnosed with ultrasound guided biopsy or surgery. Malpractice is considered when doctors fail to follow guidelines that might otherwise diagnose breast cancer as opposed to medical negligence when doctors follow the rules, but a diagnosis is missed. Either way, treatment is put off until a later diagnosis which could prove fatal due to disseminated disease. Treatment includes mastectomy (removal of the breast tissue) and sentinel lymph node biopsy, and/or radiotherapy, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy. Breast cancer is the most prevalent cause of cancer in American women and results in 18% of cancer deaths per year.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Cochran, Foley & Associates of Livonia, Michigan

Related Disease Topics:

• Breast cancer

Related Symptom Topics:

• Breast lump

Article Source Details

About: Breast cancer and litigation

Date: 1 July 2005

Source: Cochran, Foley & Associates of Livonia, Michigan

Author: Scott Lorenz

URL: http://www.expertclick.com/NewsReleaseWire/default.cfm?Action=ReleaseDetail&ID=9436

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Death from cancer
• Death from breast cancer
• Death from breast lump
• Risk and breast lump
• Risk and breast cancer
• Risk and misdiagnosis
• Misdiagnosis (type of Medical misadventure)
• Misdiagnosis and breast lump
• Misdiagnosis and breast cancer
• Misdiagnosis and cancer
• Misdiagnosis and mammogram
• Misdiagnosis and mastectomy
• Misdiagnosis and lumpectomy
• Misdiagnosis and lymph node biopsy
• Misdiagnosis and ultrasound guided biopsy
• Undiagnosed and breast lump
• Undiagnosed and breast cancer
• Undiagnosed and cancer
• Medical malpractice
• Medical malpractice and breast lump
• Medical malpractice and breast cancer
• Medical malpractice and cancer
• Medical malpractice and women's health
• Medical error
• Medical error and breast lump
• Medical error and breast cancer
• Medical error and women's health
• Medical error and mastectomy
• Surgery and mastectomy
• Surgery and breast cancer
• Surgery and breast lump
• Surgery and biopsy
• Surgery and lymph node biopsy
• Surgery and lumpectomy
• Surgery and ultrasound guided biopsy

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