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A Cook County jury signed a verdict after answering a special interrogatory in this medical malpractice case related to the prescription of a drug Adriamycin<\/a>, which is given to cancer patients for chemotherapy and is known to cause heart damage as one of its risks.<\/p>\n

The special interrogatory given to the jury was: \u201cDo you find that the conduct of Dr. Weyburn (the oncologist), as set forth in the (jury) instructions was negligent and that such negligence was a proximate cause of Beata Gorgon\u2019s injuries?\u201d\u00a0 The answer given by this jury was \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beata Gorgon, 44, presented to the defendant Dr. Thomas Weyburn, an oncologist, in August 2008 for treatment of Stage 3 breast cancer. Dr. Weyburn prescribed Adriamycin for the chemotherapy regimen. Dr. Weyburn contended in this lawsuit that he ordered an echocardiogram<\/a> for Gorgon prior to the start of the delivery of the Adriamycin and then elected to start giving the drug before she underwent the test.<\/p>\n

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