{"id":1317,"date":"2018-08-22T19:54:47","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T19:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/?p=1317"},"modified":"2018-08-22T19:54:47","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T19:54:47","slug":"chemotherapy-errors-pose-grave-risks-for-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/chemotherapy-errors-pose-grave-risks-for-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemotherapy Errors Pose Grave Risks For Patients."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although medication errors of all kinds pose a potential danger to patients, there are certainly varying degrees of risk that correspond to the severity of the injury or disease being treated and the medication being used. For example, a <a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-medication-errors-lawyers-attorneys.php\">medication error<\/a> for a minor cold probably would not be particularly consequential, whereas a medication error for someone who has contracted the HIV virus could be potentially life threatening. In such a situation, it would be wise to contact an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=znK1HUN8s2A\">expert medication error attorney<\/a> at <strong>617-787-3700.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/znK1HUN8s2A\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One area where medication errors may be especially harmful is in the administration of chemotherapy to treat various types of cancers. <strong>Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy likely cannot afford to be subjected to any type of medical error, as the severity of the disease is of the highest degree<\/strong>. A recent study has shown that chemotherapy errors occur in every one to four out of one thousand orders, which affects roughly 3% of adult and pediatric oncology patients. The research looked at data going back to 1980 all the way up to 2017, mainly drawing from single-institution university hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the fact that chemotherapy errors are less common than medication errors in general, there is a growing risk associated with oral chemotherapy, in which the patient receives cancer-fighting medicine in the form of a pill. <strong>The study also emphasized the need for further research in this field to better understand, and ultimately avoid, more errors related to the administration of chemotherapy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you or a loved one has been injured as the result of a medication error, you may be entitled to significant monetary relief. 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