Patients sue St. Cloud cancer center, alleging negligent radiation therapy

ST. CLOUD – For 50 years, Sandy Schwegman has been an institution at St. Cloud Hospital. A nurse at its family birthing center, she joked that she brought half of Stearns County’s newborns into the world.

She loves her job, which made it all the more painful to sue the health care system she devotedly served for decades because allegedly negligent cancer treatment left her with permanent injuries.

In 2014, Schwegman was treated for breast cancer. After a month, she noticed burns on her shoulder, neck, jaw and ear. A few weeks later, she lost mobility in her left arm and had trouble swallowing.

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