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Failure-to-Detect Claims Against Dermopathologists

By Brandon Swartz
March 29, 2013

As everyone knows, many cancer deaths could be avoided by early detection because many types of cancer are treatable when detected early on. Examples include cancers of the breasts, lungs, colon, prostate, cervix, ovaries, testicles and kidneys, to name a few. Often, the physician most responsible for early detection is a radiologist, pathologist or dermopathologist.'

Because the laws in different jurisdictions vary, medical malpractice cases must be handled differently in different states, but the underlying issues are still generally similar. Here, we specifically address prosecuting medical malpractice claims against dermopathologists for failure to timely detect skin cancer, as well as compare and contrast such claims as brought in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

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