At the age of 56 the Adler University professor was seen at Edward Hospital, and underwent a CT angiogram ordered by her cardiologist to rule out a cardiac aneurysm. Ms. Skorek did not know that her cardiologist's partner at Midwest Heart Specialists, Ltd. would be interpreting the study. This doctor did not report a suspicious 1.4cm mass present in the left lung which over time developed into stage IV terminal cancer.