Failures to Diagnose Cervical Cancer
A wrong diagnosis, a misdiagnosis of the disease as something else, or a delayed diagnosis of ovarian or cervical cancer can each have the same effect: a significantly reduced five-year survival rate and significantly poorer treatment options.
How does this happen? In our experience, some of the more common underlying causes of the failure to diagnose cervical or ovarian cancer include the doctor's failure to actually read the medical histories patients have provided, neglect to perform a thorough exam or order the proper diagnostic tests, and misinterpretation of the test results themselves being.
In any case, if a physician's or health care provider's negligent failure to diagnose cervical or ovarian cancer when they should have has meant a harsher treatment regimen and poorer prognosis, you may be able to recover damages.
To learn more about your rights and legal options, call or contact the experienced attorneys at the New York State law firm of Powers & Santola, LLP, for a free consultation.
Excellence in the Fight for Justice
Because cervical and ovarian cancer patients do not always show symptoms while the disease is in the early stages of development, diagnoses are often not made until the disease has progressed to its latter stages.
Some states do not allow patients to sue for damages caused by delayed diagnosis of cancer. In New York State and 26 other U.S. jurisdictions, however, courts have recognized that any significantly poorer prognosis resulting from this type of malpractice is both the "loss of a chance" at a better outcome and a legally compensable injury.
Our firm has extensive experience with these difficult and complex cases and has achieved numerous outstanding verdicts and settlements on behalf of our clients. Much of this success is directly related to the way we choose to do business. Simply put, we limit the number of cases we accept and take only those cases with substantial merit. In addition, our lawyers prepare every case for trial and will not settle (or recommend that you settle) for anything less than the full and fair amount of compensation you deserve.
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Our firm handles lawsuits involving the failure to diagnose cervical or ovarian cancer on behalf of people here in New York State, and in every U.S. jurisdiction that recognizes the "loss of a chance" doctrine. Contact us online or call us at either of the two numbers shown above to schedule your free consultation today.
