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| Wife Tells Of Inmate's Cancer Treatment |
| By scpr.org |
| Published: 08/23/2010 |
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Teri Vanderberg of Santa Ana said a year passed between her husband Larry’s first complaint of a swelling in his ear and throat and its diagnosis as lymph node cancer that was spreading through his body. His initial requests for an exam were ignored for four months, according to her and to a summary of his care that Larry Vanderberg wrote. When he finally began treatment for the cancer, his family had difficulty getting real-time information about his care. “My husband was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in 2008," says Teri Vanderberg. "They don't tell the families where or when or where they will be transferred to a hospital for chemo – radiation, etc." For security of inmates and others, prison authorities do not disclose where inmates are taken for medical treatment outside prison, said Terry Thornton, spokeswoman for the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Read More. |
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