| Some of the types of cancer that are particularly | | | | with little chance of survival. |
| responsive to early treatment include breast | | | | Failure to diagnose cancer or delayed diagnosis of |
| cancer, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, testicular | | | | cancer may be the result of any of a number of |
| cancer, colon cancer, and lung cancer. | | | | issues, including failure to order appropriate tests, |
| Damages caused by failure to promptly diagnose | | | | negligence in handling or reading test samples, |
| cancer | | | | misdiagnosis of symptoms, or other types of |
| Unfortunately, not every cancer patient is | | | | medical negligence. |
| diagnosed in time for these early stage | | | | How to get help |
| treatments. Many patients suffer from serious | | | | If you or someone you love suffered damages |
| damages and even death as a result of failure to | | | | as a result of a failure or delay in cancer diagnosis, |
| diagnose cancer, or delays in that diagnosis. Left | | | | you may be able to recover some compensation |
| untreated, even the most treatable forms of | | | | for the physical, emotional, and financial damages |
| cancer are often ultimately deadly. | | | | you've suffered. |
| Patients whose cancers are not diagnosed in their | | | | It is important that you act quickly, however, to |
| early stages are often subjected to extended | | | | preserve your right to take action against those |
| courses of painful, disfiguring, and debilitating | | | | who harmed you, and to preserve the evidence |
| treatments, including chemotherapy, strong | | | | you need to prove your case in a court of law. |
| medications, and major surgery. | | | | If you or a family member has suffered injury or |
| For example, in many cases, early stage breast | | | | death as a result of a late cancer diagnosis, |
| cancer can be effectively eliminated with only | | | | contact an experienced medical malpractice |
| minor surgery to excise the cancerous tissue. If | | | | attorney as soon as possible. He or she can help |
| that breast cancer is not diagnosed until later | | | | you gather the information you need and |
| stages, however, treatment can consist of | | | | determine whether you have a cause of action to |
| mastectomy (removal of the breast), extensive | | | | sue for damages. |
| chemotherapy, and other treatments, sometimes | | | | |