Economic damages for a woman whose breast cancer was misdiagnosed should be based on her full life expectancy, not on when the disease would kill her, the Third District Court of Appeal decided Wednesday.
Estrella Estrada had a routine mammogram at Mercy Hospital in September 2007. Dr. Amisha Agarwal interpreted the results and did not report evidence of microcalcifications. About 2½ years later, Estrada was diagnosed with stage 3C breast cancer.
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