Fabio v. Bellomo

OPINION

HUSPENI, Judge.

In challenging summary judgment for respondent, appellant argues that her negligence action should not be barred because she maintained a continuous course of treatment with respondent until 1986, and that respondent’s conduct was a substantial factor in the advancement of appellant’s breast cancer. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant Delores Fabio was a patient of respondent James Bellomo, M.D., from 1977 until June 27,1986. Appellant noticed a lump in her left breast and consulted respondent about it sometime between 1982 and 1984. During that examination, respondent detected a…