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Published: Sat, 16 May 2009
Description: Man sues hospital for cancer misdiagnosis
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" And devastating story for you Scott April. Was told he had breast cancer so we had a full mastectomy and then he found out there was never anything wrong with him. Now scarred for life after."
" This surgery Scott is suing the hospital got April and a lawyer Peter Johnson junior also a Fox News legal analysts join us now for this exclusive interview this morning good morning to both of you morning morning. So Scott here's your story. You feel this immense pain. In one of your -- you go he did the right thing you go to the emergency room."
" Have a mammogram what happens. The mammogram came up above the nine it was non cancerous. They said if I want to console the surgeon could pick -- recommended to one so. I way to the summer and when December to go to surgeon and he told me it's probably nothing you said I'm sure it's nothing much is it a biopsy. And they'll go from there so sure enough right after Christmas I get a phone call. Saying the doctor -- you right away so of course that's not good. And yet new could have been good so -- went to -- doctor and he it's only that I had on now breast cancer. "
" All right so then you go ahead and you. Scheduled the surgery because if you've got cancer you want to take care of that. You know some people -- say well why didn't get it second page you actually got -- opinions right yes at the time when he told me that the first thing in my mother similar. You know want to we get a second opinion -- that's fun I understand that but. I'm presenting this to the cancer board and we have four surgeons looking kind of slides in the problem was. Peter with this particular biopsy. They got mixed up in the lab a woman who actually had breast cancer they thought her sample was from him and they thought his sample was from."
" Hello -- apparently true we've never had any written clarification we've never had an apology. We don't know whether the woman who in -- had the bad results was told -- that's what's happened and we don't know with the slides were misread. We do know that there was an opportunity. For them to do a second biopsy which they chose not to do. And they win then and they unfortunately cuts gun and he's got this. He didn't he's just -- well he had a mastectomy. And yeah we were talking yesterday. He really understands what a lot of women across the country feel when they go through. I'm a mastectomy. But his life has been turned upside down. Twice as of the hospital Dotson admitted that they were wrong but at the same time yesterday when it came out that this lawsuit been brought they attacked him."
" And that's obviously not the right thing to do and it's did you find out you go through this painstaking surgery yet so you. You have to check absolutely for a month and a half my family and I. Devastated you know how we gonna get through this and I -- have to do chemo radiation. And you know just so try to get mentally ready forward and so for that month and half it was very tough final lot of support my family and friends from. I -- back to the doctor to get the stitches taken out and I'm finally -- that you know the actual score. And it was -- lot to handle I -- here and we told you then that you did not have cancer yes he said listen we have with the talk. So after patch me up you know -- everything from. We went into his office and he told me listen you know I citizen or he said -- is good news you know you don't have cancer. Well my house."
" here's a statement Nyack hospital regret the circumstances which led it to the miss identification of mr. April's condition. And it's put procedures in place to prevent such an occurrence. In the future Peter."
" You know this is going to happen in this in this. Day and age and so what's gotten -- and -- came to miss -- listen. And this has gotta be made to made right trend and unfortunately for some time to losses the only way. This is why they're attacking him in the right to make it right well it's of these allegations inflammatory will be applications are. Are truthful. This is the last placing them we're happy via Fox & Friends but this is the last place that you want to speak in in May of 2000. And nine and obviously delighted that it that it's good news a lot of people don't get that could numerous. But his life has been turned really upside down."
" I do feel I feel terrible for the woman that they told had cancer now."
" Right it would get initially told -- she of course and and now she does what an amazing story thank you for sharing thank you for pleasure okay sorry about that ninety minutes here on C David good --"
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