Pennsylvania and New Jersey Malpractice Claims
Receiving a cancer diagnosis is a frightening ordeal under any circumstances. When the diagnosis reveals that the cancer has progressed to an inoperable or incurable stage, the patient and family often wonder why the disease was not detected earlier.
The medical malpractice lawyers at the law offices of Greg Prosmushkin, P.C., understand that failure to diagnose cancer has devastating effects on patients and their families. We work hard to hold negligent doctors accountable for their actions. We will aggressively seek the compensation you need in this situation. For a free consultation with our Philadelphia failure to diagnose cancer attorneys, call us in Philadelphia at 215-437-3058 or in New Jersey at 609-257-4976.
You Deserve Competent Medical Care
Failure to diagnose cancer is generally the result of negligence or errors regarding the ordering of necessary tests, misreading test results or symptoms, and not following up on test results. The fault may be on the part of a doctor, a lab technician or a diagnostic technician.
Melanoma (skin cancer) and breast cancer both have fairly good survival rates when they are diagnosed in the early stages. If the diagnoses are missed, however, these cancers can soon become deadly. Melanoma is known to metastasize to other parts of the body, including the lymph nodes. Its ability to spread quickly is one reason why it is important to catch the disease in time.
There are different types of breast cancer, some of which grow very rapidly. Missing a diagnosis can lead to tumor growth within the breasts and the spread of cancerous cells to the lymph nodes and other parts of the body. Once a cancer has metastasized, it is far more difficult to control.
If your doctor ignored risk factors, did not order medical tests or otherwise practiced a lower than acceptable standard of care, you may have a malpractice claim. We can discuss your diagnoses and determine how we can help you. To make an appointment with our Trenton, New Jersey, cancer misdiagnosis attorneys, please call one of our offices or contact us online. Your consultation is free.
