{"id":5562,"date":"2021-09-09T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T15:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=5562"},"modified":"2021-09-05T13:25:35","modified_gmt":"2021-09-05T18:25:35","slug":"2-million-court-award-in-failure-to-timely-diagnose-breast-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/2-million-court-award-in-failure-to-timely-diagnose-breast-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"$2 Million Court Award in Failure to Timely Diagnose Breast Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Melissa Avilez suffered from breast lumps and pain. She consulted a certified nurse midwife, Kerry-Ann Dacosta, who worked for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanhealthplan.org\">Urban Health Plan<\/a>, a federally funded clinic. <\/p>\n<p>Although Avilez sought treatment from Nurse Dacosta nine times in 2015 and 2016, she was not referred to a breast surgeon.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Avilez was diagnosed as having metastatic cancer. Before she died at age 26, Avilez sued Nurse Dacosta and the United States under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.house.gov\/doing-business-with-the-house\/leases\/federal-tort-claims-act\">Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA)<\/a> alleging that the nurse midwife, Dacosta, chose not to follow up on her breast findings, perform a breast exam; refer Ms. Avilez to a breast surgeon; or order radiological testing, including an ultrasound.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/2-million-court-award-in-failure-to-timely-diagnose-breast-cancer\/#more-5562\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melissa Avilez suffered from breast lumps and pain. She consulted a certified nurse midwife, Kerry-Ann Dacosta, who worked for Urban Health Plan, a federally funded clinic. Although Avilez sought treatment from Nurse Dacosta nine times in 2015 and 2016, she was not referred to a breast surgeon. 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