Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Philadelphia Veterans Administration Doctor Botched Cancer Treatments

Report: VA errors caused radiation burns

PHILADELPHIA, June 21 (UPI) -- A doctor at the Philadelphia Veterans Administration hospital was off target on most of more than 100 patients he treated for prostate cancer, records showed.

Dr. Gary Kao has left the hospital after botching 92 of the 112 procedures involving the implantation of radioactive metal "seeds" in the prostate glands of patients, The New York Times reported Sunday.
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VA errors caused radiation burns

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