Friday, March 6, 2009

Cancer Patients, Lost in a Maze of Uneven Care

Cancer Patients, Lost in a Maze of Uneven Care

Todd Heisler/The New York Times

Karen Pasqualetto was only 35 and a new mother when a doctor diagnosed advanced colon cancer and gave her six months to live.


Published: July 29, 2007

Correction Appended

The first doctor gave her six months to live. The second and third said chemotherapy would buy more time, but surgery would not. A fourth offered to operate.


FULL ARTICLE FOUND HERE

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