Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis

By James Witherspoon
Thousands of women, and even some men, are diagnosed with breast cancer every year. This number only continues to grow year by year. In order to be as effective as possible during the treatment process, medical staff strive to catch any cancerous growths as early as possible. If the doctors taking care of you and your loved one failed to diagnose cancer in an appropriate time frame, this could significantly affect their ability to treat it and prevent its spread.

Medical Errors and Failure to Diagnose Cancer

Medical professionals can and do make errors while treating patients. This negligent behavior can happen in a variety of ways, including the following:

Faulty or negligent follow-up when a patient notices a breast lumpBad analysis or reading of mammogram results, Failure to conduct a biopsy of a mass if deemed necessary,

Because cancer can multiply and progress so quickly, it is very important that hospital staff catch cancer early on. Even just a few months delay in diagnosis can greatly change your or your loved one's prognosis. As the cancer progresses over time, a patient's chance of survival goes down. Also, the chances that the cancer will reappear in the same or different area of the patient's body go up. Errors like a failure to diagnose breast cancer are life-threatening and cannot be tolerated. If you have lost a loved one to this devastating medical mistake, do not let it go unpunished. By bringing a lawsuit against the negligent medical professional responsible for your loved one's passing, you could prevent other innocent people from suffering the same fate.