Medical Malpractice: Delay or Failure to Diagnose Cancer

Columbus, Ohio

A diagnosis of cancer can be devastating. More devastating, however, is when that diagnosis is not made, or when the diagnosis is delayed.

Every year, patients suffer needlessly because of medical providers' failure to diagnose cancer during its earlier stages. This delay or failure to diagnose can lead to more extensive and painful treatments, which would have otherwise been unnecessary. All too frequently, patients die from the failure to receive early treatment of their cancer.

Medical malpractice because of delay or failure to diagnose cancer can be difficult to prove; therefore, it is important to seek competent legal assistance as soon as you suspect that a medical provider has failed to timely diagnose cancer.

With modern medical treatments, many types of cancer are treatable and curable if diagnosed early enough. However, even short delays in the diagnosis of the disease can result in physical, emotional, and financial devastation for patients and their families.

Some of the most common types of cancer that can be successfully treated if caught early include:

• Breast cancer
• Testicular cancer
• Colon cancer
• Ovarian and cervical cancer
• Lung cancer

Misdiagnosis of these and other types of cancer might be caused by any of a number of factors, including:

• Faulty testing
• Insufficient testing
• Faulty reading and laboratory negligence
• Other medical negligence

How to get help

If you or someone you love may have been injured by a faulty or delayed cancer diagnosis, you owe it to yourself and your family to seek the services of an experienced Ohio medical malpractice attorney. Contact Robert W. Kerpsack, Co., L.P.A., to schedule your free personal consultation.