{"id":5501,"date":"2021-04-13T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T15:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=5501"},"modified":"2021-04-12T11:57:48","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T16:57:48","slug":"2-1-million-settlement-in-failure-to-advise-patient-about-abnormal-pap-smear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/2-1-million-settlement-in-failure-to-advise-patient-about-abnormal-pap-smear\/","title":{"rendered":"$2.1 Million Settlement in Failure to Advise Patient About Abnormal Pap Smear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Akimbee Burns, who was in her late 30s, underwent a pap smear at a federally operated health care center. The health center\u2019s pap smear showed atypical squamous cells. Unfortunately, Burns\u2019s treating physician did not tell her of the results. When Burns returned to the same health center to follow up on an unrelated issue, the doctor allegedly told her that her pap smear result was normal. <\/p>\n<p>Approximately eight months later, Burns was diagnosed as having Stage IIB cervical cancer, which had spread to her lymph nodes. <\/p>\n<p>Although Burns underwent radiation, chemotherapy and other treatments, she died within two years.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/2-1-million-settlement-in-failure-to-advise-patient-about-abnormal-pap-smear\/#more-5501\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Akimbee Burns, who was in her late 30s, underwent a pap smear at a federally operated health care center. The health center\u2019s pap smear showed atypical squamous cells. Unfortunately, Burns\u2019s treating physician did not tell her of the results. 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