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A Manhattan woman has filed suit after being given the good news that she doesn’t have cancer, after all.
In September 2009, Ann Berlin, 73, suffered a broken rib and spine in a car accident. St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital took a routine biopsy while treating her. The biopsy indicated metastatic cancer, Stage IV -- the most serious stage.
Ms. Berlin, a marking executive from the Upper West Side, then began radiation treatment.
Meanwhile, St. Luke's sent her biopsy specimen to Massachusetts General Hospital when they could not figure out the nature of the cancer. MGH responded that she was actually cancer-free -- her specimen was simply contaminated.
By the time Berlin was informed, she had already gone through six radiation treatments over the course of several weeks. Earlier this month, she filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court.
For Ms. Berlin, the major issue is that she has suffered multiple unnecessary bouts of radiation treatment. Lately, we have seen federal agencies and research groups advise against certain tests in order to eliminate unnecessary and detrimental treatment like this, as well as to cut down on the emotional burden and the cost of treatment.
Earlier in August, an upstate New York family won $24 million because a family member was left paralyzed from a stroke after being misdiagnosed for a brain aneurysm. In June, a family was awarded $4 million because a family member was misdiagnosed with ovarian cancer. She actually had pancreatitis and eventually lost consciousness and died from the faulty treatment.
As a practicing medical malpractice, wrongful death, and personal injury attorney in New York, I deal with detrimental misdiagnoses like this every day. If you have experienced related problems, I want you to pick up the phone and call me. I can help.
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