What is colorectal cancer? Cancers that start in the colon (large intestine) or rectum, which is the last part of the large intestine, are classified as colorectal cancers. Since the large intestine is commonly called the colon, we can refer to these types of cancer, collectively as colon cancer. While colon cancer is one of… Read More
Missed and Delayed Diagnosis Errors
According to a September 2015 report by the non-profit Institute of Medicine, as many as 5% of Americans are misdiagnosed, and these faulty, missed, or delayed diagnoses contribute to 10% of patient deaths. For those who are not killed by these mistakes, they cause between 6 and 17 percent medical errors in hospitals. Diagnostic errors are the… Read More