Articles, tagged with "treatment options", page 1

Medical Malpractice

How Malpractice Cases Might Allege Metastatic Prostate Cancer Due To Holdup From Watchful Waiting

23rd September 2010
Physicians typically use two tests to screen male patients for prostate cancer. The thought is to diagnose the cancer early - before it has a chance to spread while treatment is likely to eliminate the cancer rather than wait until the cancer advances and...
Author: J. Hernandez

Medical Malpractice

What Happens When Doctors Do Not Follow Up On Abnormal Digital Exam And PSA Testing

26th August 2010
Imagine you are a man and you go to your doctor for your yearly checkup. Imagine the physician orders blood tests, including a PSA test which is used for the early detection of prostate cancer. So far, so good. This is the way to determine whether a male ...
Author: J. Hernandez