Dying woman sues doctors for failing to diagnose cancer after early CT scan – CBC
Patient sues respirologist, diagnostic radiologist for negligence, alleging errors in interpreting CT scan
Jun 05, 2025
A Winnipeg woman who was given a life expectancy of six months after cancer spread from her lungs to her brain, liver and other organs says the disease’s progression could have been prevented if two doctors had detected it earlier.
The woman accuses a respirologist and diagnostic radiologist of negligence after they failed to rule out the possibility she had cancer and send her for medical followup.
In a statement of claim filed at the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench on May 27, the woman claims the defendants didn’t properly interpret the results of a computed tomography (CT) scan ordered to screen for the disease, nor did they perform a differentiating diagnosis, including suspecting cancer as the cause of her symptoms.
The woman’s cancer — which has metastasized to her brain, liver, spleen, sternum and enlarged lymph node — resulted from a small mark on her lung, the lawsuit claims.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/lung-cancer-diagnosis-lawsuit-winnipeg-1.7552388
