Cancer Misdiagnosis

Cancer misdiagnoses can come in two different forms – either the physician fails to diagnose you with a cancer that you have, or you are falsely diagnosed with a cancer that you do not have. Both situations can be extremely devastating, but in vastly different ways.

False Diagnosis

When patients are told they have cancer, they typically must undergo treatment right away. Many times, these treatments can be very invasive and have painful side effects. Not only that, they are also quite costly. In terminal cases, patients may not even receive treatment, and instead must learn to cope with the knowledge that they will die soon.

If a patient is falsely diagnosed with cancer, then he or she will likely suffer from extreme fear, painful care, and devastation – real side effects of a false diagnosis. It is extremely physically and emotionally trying to submit to such knowledge and treatment. If you have suffered from a false cancer diagnosis, then you may be able to make a successful malpractice claim.

Incorrect Diagnosis

When cancer is misdiagnosed as a different condition, a patient loses valuable treatment time. Misdiagnoses happen for a number of reasons, the most common of which include the following:

• Mistakenly diagnosing a cancer as benign
• Failure to follow up on test results
• Failure to order further testing, x-rays or biopsies
• Falsely interpreting test results
• Failing to recognize an abnormal lump during a routine checkup

When dealing with illnesses as dangerous as cancer, physicians cannot afford to misdiagnose their patients due to a careless error such as those listed above.

Contact Us

If you have been falsely diagnosed with cancer, or if your cancer was misdiagnosed, then you may be able to claim compensation from the physician at fault. Contact the Washington medical malpractice lawyers of Fuller & Fuller today at 1-800-570-4878 to speak with an attorney about your legal rights and options.