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A middle-aged woman from Uniontown was complaining of an abnormal lump in her breast. Her family physician assured her that it was nothing to be concerned with, and, therefore, a biopsy of the lump was never done. Finally, more than a year later, a biopsy was performed and it was determined that the lump was… read more
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An elderly woman from Beaver County went into the hospital to have a mastectomy for breast cancer. Due to a series of mistakes by the nurses and doctors, the surgeon removed the wrong breast. Although this did not affect the woman’s recovery and prognosis from the breast cancer, we obtained a very large six-figure award… read more
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A retired school teacher from West Mifflin developed breast cancer, which should have been discovered a few years earlier on a mammogram. We filed a legal claim against the radiologist who read the mammogram and received a large six-figure recovery on behalf of this woman even though she was still alive.
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A wife and mother from Beaver County underwent regular mammograms, but on one of her mammograms a cancerous spot was “missed.” As a result, there was a two-year delay in diagnosing her breast cancer. Although the woman survived, her risks of dying prematurely in the future were increased. In a claim against the radiologist and… read more
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A 53-year-old nurse from Johnstown, Cambria County, experienced a three-year delay in diagnosing her breast cancer. A claim was filed against the radiologist who misread her mammogram and the surgeon who did not properly treat a lump in her breast. Although the woman is still alive today, the delay in diagnosing her breast cancer may… read more
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