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Suit Charges That James Shortt, M.D. Hastened Cancer Patient’s Death

James M. Shortt, M.D., who practiced “longevity medicine” in Greenville, South Carolina, is being sued by the wife of Michael Bate, who died in March 2004 after Shortt administered nonstandard treatments for advanced prostate cancer. The lawsuit alleges: Shortt improperly prescribed testosterone and intravenous hydrogen peroxide The testosterone appeared to have hastened his death by stimulating the growth of his cancer. Short also improperly diagnosed Lyme disease. Shortt’s license was suspended in 2005 and revoked in 2006. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA DIVISION Janet H. Bate, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Michael Andrew Robertson Bate, Plaintiff, v. James Michael Shortt, Defendant ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) COMPLAINT (Jury Trial Demanded) Case No. 3:06-cv-00647-MKP …