Failure to Diagnose Skin Cancer
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States and one of the most curable as well. In fact, skin cancer causes less than 1 percent of all cancer deaths in the United States each year, most of which are attributable to the rarer but more serious type of skin cancer known as malignant melanoma. But even this deadly form of skin cancer can be effectively treated if an early diagnosis is made.
When diagnoses of skin cancer are missed, it is often because the doctor ignores symptoms or complaints, fails to do a proper follow-up or mistakenly assumes that the symptoms are caused by something else.
Although there are other reasons as well, the bottom line is that if your prognosis for long-term survival has been significantly reduced because of a physician's failure to diagnose skin cancer, you may be able to recover compensation for the harms you've suffered as a result.
Attorneys at the New York State law firm of Powers & Santola, LLP, help skin cancer sufferers whose condition was made worse by misdiagnosis. They may be able to help you as well. To learn more, call or contact us today.
Excellence in the Fight for Justice
At Powers & Santola, we believe that excellence is only achieved when all the extraordinary needs of our clients are fully met. Based on that belief, we choose to concentrate our practice on only those cases with substantial merit — cases that give us the opportunity to make a fundamental difference in the lives of the people we represent.
Simply put, having fewer clients means that our lawyers can put more time and invest more resources into developing individual cases and preparing for trial. Similarly, having obtained nearly half a billion dollars in verdicts and settlements for previous clients means that defendants and insurance companies tend to take a more reasonable stance with us in settlement discussions than they otherwise might with a less experienced attorney handling the case.
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Our firm handles delayed cancer diagnosis lawsuits 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.
