Delay in Breast Cancer Diagnosis Leads to Unnecessary Chemotherapy in 69-Year Old Woman; Settled for $250,000

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January 6, 2011

A 69-year old women's routine mammogram was misread as healthy when she really had breast cancer. Once properly diagnosed, she underwent surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Had the mammogram been initially read correctly, she would have not needed chemotherapy, which only marginally decreased the likelihood of recurrence. The defendant's original offer was $40,000.

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