Bradley v. Etessam

ALLEN, Justice.

This is a medical malpractice case, subject to the provisions of the Medical Liability and Insurance Improvement Act of Texas, TEX.REV.CIV.STAT.ANN. art. 4590i (Vernon Supp.1985). Foy Bradley, plaintiff in the trial court, and surviving husband of Jo Ann Bradley, alleged that the defendant, Dr. Houshang Etessam’s failure to timely diagnose and treat the breast cancer of his deceased wife, Jo Ann, proximately caused her to suffer pain and, ultimately, death. Bradley alleges that his wife, Jo Ann, consulted Dr. Etessam concerning a lump in her right breast on numerous occasions…