In a case of truly adding insult to injury, physicians at the Philadelphia Veterans’ Hospital made significant errors in treating veterans with prostate cancer.
A common treatment is the implantation of radioactive “seeds” locally in the prostate to attack cancer cells forming tumors. However, in at least 92 of 116 such procedures, the team’s aim was “a little off” resulting in the implantation of the radioactive “seeds” into healthy bladders. Absent cancerous cells or a tumor, radiation will attack healthy tissue and organs resulting in irreparable damage including perforation and loss of bladder control.
Federal investigators have determined that Dr. Kao simply re-wrote medical notes to match the number of seeds where they should have been. For reasons which are unclear, the normal governmental checks went unwatched resulting in treatment without any review over a span of approximately six (6) years.
If you are a patient who underwent such treatment at the Philadelphia Veterans’ Hospital between 2003 and 2006, you should immediately contact your physician to determine whether there were similar errors made in your treatment for prostate cancer.
The Lewis Law Firm is presently handling cases of apparent medical errors in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
posted by David Marc Schwadron, Esq.
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