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A failure to diagnose cancer or even a delay in diagnosing cancer can have catastrophic consequences for the patient.
Early diagnosis of cancer is the best possible situation, but unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen. A doctor may fail to order the necessary tests, or a radiologist may fail to correctly analyze the results, or a pathologist may fail to read the slides correctly. If any of these medical professionals failed to diagnose cancer when a reasonably competent medical professional would in the same situation, a patient may have a medical malpractice lawsuit on their hands.
A failure to diagnose cancer or a delay in diagnosing cancer could lead to any number of the following consequences for patients:
- Development of a more severe and possibly non-treatable form of cancer
- Diagnosis of the wrong disease or medical condition
- Side effects from taking the wrong medications
- Increased pain or suffering
- Increased costs of care
- Loss of job and or wages
- Fatality or shorter lifespan
Patients who have suffered as a result of medical malpractice or loved ones who have suffered a wrongful death due to medical malpractice may be entitled to damages. Filing a personal injury lawsuit with an experienced medical malpractice attorney can help injured victims get the financial compensation they deserve.
Whether the the failure was diagnosing a common form of cancer such as breast cancer, ovarian cancer, testicular cancer, lung cancer, thyroid cancer, leukemia, skin cancer, colon cancer, kidney cancer or less common forms of cancer, a personal injury attorney can help.
Questions about filing a medical malpractice lawsuit for failure to diagnose cancer or a delay in diagnosing cancer, send us a message, or fill out our free case evaluation form below.
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