Lung Cancer Malpractice
Malpractice involving lung cancer typically involves a failure to diagnose or a failure to treat. Lung cancer ranks 4th in malpractice lawsuits, with the typical claim over failure to diagnose early enough.

Some common forms of lung cancer malpractice include:

• Failure to retest upon return of a negative result (false negatives are common)
• Failure to consider occupational exposures to carcinogens
• Misdiagnosis as bronchitis or pneumonia
• Failure to properly interpret x-ray results
• Failure to order biopsy
• Failure to make additional inquiry following patient claims of bloody sputum, difficulty breathing, or other signs or symptoms of potential cancer

Rosenbaum Faria offers free initial consultations and an expert review of your treatment and medical records to assist you in determining whether you or your loved one have been the victim of lung cancer malpractice.

Low-Dose CT Scans Detect Cancer Before Symptoms Appear
The findings of the study led by radiologist Heidi Roberts at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH), University Health Network are published in the October issue of the Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal.

"It is often too late to save lives when people become aware of symptoms. This is why early detection is so important," says Dr. Roberts. "The sooner lung cancer is detected, the easier it is to treat, often less invasively, and certainly more cost effectively." more...

Warm Blankets Improve Test Results
In up to 9 percent of patients, doctors have difficulty interpreting scans because of the presence of brown adipose tissue, also known as brown fat, which may lead to a cancer misdiagnosis.

"This is a significant finding," says Medhat Osman, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of nuclear medicine and PET director at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. "It is a solution that not only is effective but low-cost and extremely easy for any PET facility to implement." more...

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