Medical News Summary: Man dies of cancer 9 months after last visit to doctor

About: Man dies of cancer 9 months after last visit to doctor
Date: 22 Mayl 2004
Source: Waikato Times
Author: Sid Pickering
Medical News Summary (summary of medical news story as reported by Waikato Times): A man died of bowel cancer 9 months after he last saw his doctor. The Medical Practitioner’s Tribunal found that the doctor repeatedly misdiagnosed the man. The doctor claims he asked the man to have a colonoscopy and the man refused.
URL: http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2916217a7144,00.html
Related Disease Topics: Bowel Cancer, Cancer
Related Medical Test Topics: Colonoscopy

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