An Idaho woman is suing anti-vaxx advocate Dr. Ryan Cole for allegedly misdiagnosing her with an aggressive cancer which led to an expensive and invasive surgery, including a hysterectomy, that doctors later told her was unnecessary.
The woman, whose initials are "J.B.," said she went to her primary care provider, a nurse practitioner, in July 2021 with heavy vaginal bleeding, according to court records filed in mid-April that were obtained by Insider.
After an ultrasound came back abnormal, the nurse took a tissue biopsy, which she sent to Cole's then-laboratory, Cole Diagnostics. There, Cole examined the tissue sample and noted that J.B had a rare and aggressive form of endometrial cancer, the lawsuit says.
"I felt like I died already" when receiving the diagnosis, J.B. told the Idaho Capital Sun, which first reported on the case.
After the woman, who is in her 50s, consulted with a gynecologic oncologist, she opted for an extensive surgery to remove her uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes, as well as surrounding tissue and lymph nodes, the lawsuit said.
Only after the procedure did J.B. learn she never had cancer to begin with, according to multiple doctors who...
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