According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States for both men and women, and the second most common form of cancer in general. Lung cancer is most often associated with smoking cigarettes, though it can also be caused by exposure to certain chemicals or environments. In some cases, lung cancer can occur among those with no known risk factors.
Failure to diagnose pre-eclampsia at center of medical malpractice lawsuit
Last month, a jury in Montgomery County awarded $6 million to the husband of a woman who died in 2009 shortly after an emergency C-Section. According to the complaint, physicians and hospital staff caring for the woman failed to diagnose her with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia during the course of her pregnancy, thereby putting her life at risk.
