When you feel ill and visit your doctor or hospital, you go expecting the correct answers. When you undergo tests, you do so anticipating a correct diagnosis. However, if your doctor failed to diagnose your condition correctly, then your health could worsen and the outcome could be devastating.
Cancer, heart attacks, strokes, blood clots and infection are just a few of the medical conditions that are sometimes incorrectly diagnosed. Your doctor may have evaluated your symptoms incorrectly or failed to give you the necessary tests to determine your condition.
Often called “failure to diagnose”, this common form of medical malpractice could lead to severe injuries, large medical bills, loss of income and, in some cases, death. An estimated 126,000 Americans die every year as result of doctors’ failure to diagnose common medical conditions.
Failure to Diagnose Cancer
An estimated 41% of all Americans will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their life. Early diagnosis and treatment of cancer is one of the keys to a successful outcome.
There are certain cancers that are detectable in an early stage by routine screening tests. For example, mammograms can detect early stage breast cancer; colonoscopies can detect early stage colon cancer; PAP smears can detect pre-cancerous conditions and early stage cervical cancer; and PSA blood tests can detect early stage prostate cancer. If there is an opportunity to diagnose cancer and this opportunity is missed by a doctor then this failure to diagnose your cancer may be considered medical malpractice.
Hold Doctors Accountable for their Failure to Diagnose
The best way to understand if your condition was improperly diagnosed is to contact Sokolove Law. Contact us to receive a free legal consultation. Our lawyers are experienced with these medical malpractice claims and are highly aware of the stresses caused by your diagnosis. They will be sensitive and thoughtful in their work,
At Sokolove Law we have over 40 years of experience helping people who were let down by those they trusted with their health. We may be able to help if your medical condition, or one of a loved one, was not correctly diagnosed.
Do not wait to learn more about your legal rights. Call Sokolove Law now.
