Failure To Diagnose Cancer: A Delay In Diagnosis Means A Delay In Treatment

A delayed diagnosis of cancer results in a lost opportunity for treatment. A false positive frequently leads to unnecessary treatment. All too often, these unfortunate scenarios trace to the specific mistakes of medical professionals.

Porzio Injury has a proven record of holding physicians, labs, and hospitals responsible for medical malpractice in cancer misdiagnosis.

Our legal team has handled countless cases of undiagnosed or misdiagnosed cancer, including melanoma (skin cancer), leukemia, lymphoma, breast, lung, colon, pancreatic, ovarian, brain, and other types of cancer. Cancer malpractice usually falls into one of two categories:

• Delayed diagnosis, resulting in loss of a chance to cure early-stage tumors, invasive surgery or harsh courses of radiation/chemotherapy to treat advanced or metastasized tumors, or hastened death from late-stage cancer
• Misdiagnosis, resulting in unnecessary surgery, harmful chemo or radiation treatments, and emotional trauma from being wrongly diagnosed with a serious or terminal disease

We have successfully sued family/general practitioners for failing to order tests or refer patients to specialists. We have sued radiologists for failing to make a diagnosis on an x-ray, CT scan, or mammogram.  We have sued pathologists, hospitals, and labs for misreading tissue samples and failing to diagnose cancer.

The right diagnosis is not always apparent — the symptoms and progression are different for each patient. However, there is a scientific process of elimination, and physicians have a duty to rule out the most serious conditions and follow through with patients.

Experienced Representation For Cancer Misdiagnosis

Call Porzio Injury at 201-429-7892 or contact us online to discuss your potential failure to diagnose a cancer case. We offer free initial consultations.