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A Cook County jury returned a $5.42 million medical malpractice verdict<\/a> in favor of the family of a woman who had been battling cancer. The Illinois wrongful death lawsuit claimed that the plaintiff’s oncologist negligently prescribed the patient a chemotherapy drug despite its known side effects. The decedent died as a result of the fatal lung damage she developed after taking the chemotherapy drug, at which point her family filed the lawsuit. The decedent was survived by her husband of 35 years and two adult children.
\nThe decedent had been diagnosed with Stage III Hodgkin’s lymphoma, but had been responding well to a chemotherapy program which involved a four different medications. One of those four drugs was Bleomycin<\/a>, an anti-tumor drug that is typically prescribed in combination with other chemotherapy medications.
\nBleomycin is well-known to have the potential for causing severe lung problems. Patients taking the drug are closely monitored for any signs or symptoms of developing lung disease, including discomfort breathing, shortness of breath, wheezing, fever, or chills.<\/p>\n

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A Cook County jury returned a $5.42 million medical malpractice verdict in favor of the family of a woman who had been battling cancer. The Illinois wrongful death lawsuit claimed that the plaintiff’s oncologist negligently prescribed the patient a chemotherapy drug despite its known side effects. 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