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Breast Cancer Screening and Medical Malpractice

Tuesday, 10 February 2009
By Joseph Hernandez Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women. Every year, more than 40,000 women die in the U.S. from breast cancer. Early detection with routine breast cancer screening followed immediately with appropriate treatment could prevent many of these deaths. A doctor's failure to recommend routine breast cancer screening to their female patients and to follow up on abnormal test results may constitute medical malpractice. Screening for breast cancer Cancer specialists generally recommend that a doctor should order a yearly mammogram and conduct a yearly clinical breast examination on all female patients age 40 or older, even if the patient has no family history of breast cancer and has no symptoms. A doctor should perform a breast examination every 3 years for female patients in their 20s and 30s. If a patient is at moderate (15%-20%) lifetime risk the doctor should discuss the option of adding a yearly MRI as part of the screening process. For patients at high (more than 20%) lifetime risk, the doctor should add a yearly MRI to Tag it:
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Medical Alert Charm, What If You Could Spend Time Away From Home And Still Have Peace Of Mind

Monday, 09 February 2009
By Ben Needles Imagine that your elderly family member is home alone while you are away running errands or simply taking some time to yourself. You always feel insecure when leaving home since your family member may be suffering from a brain-impairing condition. He reaches for a book on a shelf and slips, falling to the ground on his head and hip. He is disoriented, nowhere near a phone and unable to stand up. Luckily, you purchased a medical alert system last week and trained your family member in using the medical alert charm. On the medical alert charm is an emergency button that he presses. A voice comes on from the speaker box. It is the emergency phone operator! The operator calmy talks him through the situation and dispatches 911 help to your house. They also go down your emergency contact list calling every number. Help is at the house in 7 minutes and he is immediately taken to the hospital. You rush to the hospital to find that he is disoriented Tag it:
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