Deceased
Edward Tappe
Demographics
58y, male
Date of death
2013-05-05
Finding date
2014-05-20
Cause of death
Metastatic colorectal cancer
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Edward Tappe, a 58-year-old male prisoner with metastatic colorectal cancer, died in St Augustine's Ward at St Vincent's Hospital in May 2013. He was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in July 2011, underwent hemicolectomy and chemotherapy cycles, but discontinued treatment in February 2012. He was readmitted to hospital in October 2012 with metastatic disease and received palliative care. He died from natural causes related to progressive metastatic colorectal cancer. The coroner found no clinical issues or deficiencies in his medical management. Minor administrative delays were identified in death notification processes, which were addressed by Port Phillip Prison through system improvements regarding next-of-kin information recording.
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