Medical errors are a serious problem and are estimated to be the 3rd cause of death in the USA. It is important to prevent them and patients and their advocates can help turn the tide. I am a cancer survivor and also a physician and was recently invited to give a lecture about medical errors at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual meeting. Their Newsletter (ASCO Post) just published an article that summarized my presentation. It can be read at ASCO Post site at:

http://www.ascopost.com/issues/august-15-2012/a-physician,-who-is-also-a-ca ncer-patient,-talks-about-medical-errors.aspx