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A cancer misdiagnosis can carry fatal consequences.
For cancer patients, misdiagnosis can take away the chance for early treatment or, sometimes, any treatment at all. Time wasted on incorrect diagnoses can allow cancer to progress, leading to more intensive and difficult treatments and worse outcomes for the patient. Misdiagnoses also affect people who are incorrectly diagnosed with cancer. In these cases, patients suffer unnecessary treatments and surgeries for no reason.
You trust your oncologist or other medical provider to accurately diagnose cancer. If a medical professional’s misdiagnosis caused you or your loved one preventable harm, they should be held accountable for their negligence.
Our team of skilled attorneys and seasoned medical investigators will help get justice for you after your cancer misdiagnosis. We have won verdicts and settlements for our clients amounting to millions of dollars in compensation. We can help you and your family get answers, justice, and compensation after a cancer misdiagnosis.
Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen stands ready to help. Contact our experienced team today to schedule a free consultation.
Cancer misdiagnosis includes failing to diagnose a cancer properly, or at all. This can delay a correct diagnosis with sometimes fatal results, when patients do not get the surgeries or treatments they need.
Misdiagnosis also includes false-positive tests, which is when a cancer-free patient is incorrectly diagnosed with cancer. This can lead to the patient undergoing unnecessary emotional trauma in believing they have a life-threatening disease, physical suffering in treatments and surgeries aimed at eliminating a non-existent cancer, and huge financial expense on treatments and lost wages.
A study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine showed that cancer, and cancer misdiagnosis, is unfortunately common in the U.S. Researchers found that about 1 out of every 71 cancer patients was misdiagnosed, with close to 1 out of every 5 cancer cases being misclassified.
Several types of cancer are frequently misdiagnosed, including:
Misdiagnosis can lead to the wrong treatments or no treatment at all, both of which can be life-threatening.
A big part of cancer misdiagnosis involves overlooked symptoms. Common warning signs that may be ignored include:
These symptoms might seem vague, but they could be early signs of cancer. Failure to investigate further is often grounds for legal action.
Unfortunately, every type of cancer carries the risk of misdiagnosis. The cancers most commonly misdiagnosed are those of the breast, cervix, and colon.
Misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis often result from the following negligent actions:
To be compensated in a cancer misdiagnosis claim, you will need to show that your healthcare provider failed to adhere to their professional standards of care and that their failure caused you harm.
As a victim of cancer misdiagnosis, you should be compensated for all the damages caused by your healthcare provider’s negligence, including:
Other expenses can also be compensable, such as the cost of accommodations in your home or the cost of hiring a nurse to take care of you due to short- or long-term disability.
If you suspect that your cancer was misdiagnosed, it’s important to:
Begin collecting medical documents, records of symptoms, and any correspondence with healthcare providers. This evidence will help build your case.
The sooner you contact a lawyer, the better. Legal processes take time, and swift action increases the chances of a successful case.
Once you’ve gathered evidence and consulted with a lawyer, you can begin the process of filing a lawsuit. This involves submitting a formal complaint and starting negotiations with the at-fault parties.
The length of time varies, but cases can take anywhere from a few months to several years, depending on the complexity. Rest assured, our team will keep you informed at every stage.
From the initial filing to settlement negotiations or a trial, we’ll be by your side, guiding you through each step of the process.
Yes, if your cancer worsened because of a misdiagnosis, you are entitled to legal compensation.
If you received a diagnosis that differs from a second opinion or if treatment has not worked as expected, you might have been misdiagnosed.
You can seek compensation for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and more.
We work on a contingency fee basis, meaning you don’t pay unless we win your case.
Medical records, expert testimony, and a detailed investigation into your care are key to proving negligence.
If a misdiagnosis caused a loved one’s death, you may file a wrongful death lawsuit for compensation on their behalf.
Every GRYC case is handled by a team of lawyers supported by in-house investigators and legal professionals with extensive experience in the medical, law enforcement, and insurance sectors.
We have recovered over $1 billion in settlements and compensation for our clients, fighting for full and fair compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, physical suffering, and emotional trauma.
We fight to change the laws and policies that hurt our clients to protect other innocent people from harm.
We take all cases on a contingency basis, which means that we pay all fees upfront, and only get paid if we win.
We fight every day to bring justice and truth back into the lives of unheard victims. We use our passion to improve the lives of our clients and our communities. GRYC is a force for justice, focused on you.
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