| #ffffff;" /> | | | | An example of when a diagnosis goes beyond |
| It has been stated that one in three people will | | | | simple human error is if a smoker goes to see a |
| develop a form of Cancer at some point within | | | | doctor with a cough and the doctor merely puts it |
| their lives, making it one of the most prolific | | | | down to the fact that they smoke. This is |
| diseases that we are now seeing. Due to this | | | | completely unacceptable as a cough is one |
| doctors have to be highly aware of the possibility | | | | symptom of lung cancer. In a case such as this |
| of Cancer when making a diagnosis. | | | | the doctor should have examined the matter |
| The importance of an early diagnosis when it | | | | further and investigated the possibility of lung |
| comes to Cancer cannot be emphasised enough; | | | | cancer, if for nothing else than to rule it out. |
| in many cases an early diagnosis is the difference | | | | There are many different types of cancer so in |
| between life and death. An early diagnosis is also | | | | order to make an accurate diagnosis you need a |
| the deciding factor on your life expectancy. Early | | | | medical professional to correctly interpret your |
| diagnosis is crucial regardless of what type of | | | | symptoms and by looking at your test results |
| Cancer you have; this is especially true in the | | | | thoroughly. Failure to accurately diagnose allows |
| case of lung, ovarian and stomach Cancer as they | | | | the cancer to spread and grow, which can be at |
| have a much lower mortality rate if they receive | | | | an alarming rate depending on where the cancer |
| a prompt diagnosis. | | | | is and how advanced or aggressive it is. |
| Sadly some people aren’t treated as early | | | | If a cancer diagnosis is failed to be made then |
| as they should be. There are many reasons for | | | | your correct treatment will be delayed, which will |
| this such as a patient didn’t think anything | | | | increase your chance of dying from the disease; |
| of their symptoms and dismissed them as | | | | however this problem can also be turned around, |
| something else so they didn’t bother going | | | | which basically means that if a doctor makes a |
| and seeing their doctor. Also many people go to | | | | diagnosis of cancer and there is no cancer |
| their doctor with symptoms but these symptoms | | | | present then this can cause a person a lot of |
| are similar to another disease with the same | | | | unnecessary emotional suffering and shock and it |
| symptoms so they could easily be dismissed. All | | | | may even lead to them receiving the incorrect |
| of these are common human error but it is | | | | treatment. Any situation such as this will be |
| important that a doctor goes down all avenues | | | | viewed as a form of medical negligence. |
| when they are diagnosing you. | | | | If you feel that you have suffered from medical |
| An example of why it is so important to catch | | | | negligence in the past three years due to actions |
| any form of cancer early is people who are | | | | that were taken or actions that were failed to be |
| diagnosed with ovarian cancer at the earliest | | | | taken when it comes to your Cancer diagnosis |
| stage they have a 92% to 93% of a five year | | | | then you could be entitled to make a claim for |
| survival but this can quickly be reduced to 11% or | | | | compensation. |
| 12% if the cancer has seriously advanced. | | | | |