Patient case Patient X was referred to a 37-year-old female oncologist, Dr. A, from the Emergency Department. Dr. A ordered a bone marrow examination and, later in a follow-up appointment, diagnosed the patient with cancer. Dr. A continued to treat Patient X regularly for a total of 23 times in a period of seven months. According to an investigational report, Dr.
A gave the patient her personal contact information and social networking website ID a day after diagnosing the patient with cancer. Following this, the two immediately started exchanging texts "in a highly personal manner." During the next several weeks, Dr. A acted in a "physical, flirty, and sexual manner" with her patient during medical appointments and met him outside the clinical setting. A month after the cancer diagnosis, Patient X was admitted to the hospital for undergoing chemotherapy. During this time, Dr. A…
