Cancer Misdiagnosis

Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Attorneys

Along with coronary heart disease (heart attack) and stroke, cancer is one of the most common causes of death in the United States. Medical malpractice can occur when your doctor either fails to diagnose cancer or mistakes it for another disease.

If you or a family member has suffered because of a doctor’s improper or missed diagnosis, you may be able to recover your past and future medical expenses, lost income, and compensation for your pain and suffering, diminished quality of life or reduced lifespan, disability, and more. Please contact Munley, Munley, & Cartwright, P.C. today to speak with a Pennsylvania cancer misdiagnosis attorney or dall us at (800) 318-LAW1. We have offices conveniently located in Stroudsburg, Carbondale, Hamlin, Hazleton, Scranton, and Wilkes-Barre, PA. 

ABOUT CANCER
Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. New cells grow when they are not needed and old cells don't die when they should. These extra cells can form a mass called a tumor. Cells from cancerous (malignant) tumors can break away and spread to other parts of the body.

Many cases of cancer are preventable or can be completely treated if a proper and early diagnosis is made. When cancer is not diagnosed until months or years after it first develops, more drastic forms of treatment are required. A missed diagnosis of cancer can have fatal consequences.

False Cancer Diagnosis
Cancer misdiagnosis can occur when a doctor informs a healthy patient that they have cancer, when in fact they do not. Being misdiagnosed with cancer can be incredibly devastating and can subject you to unnecessary, harmful, painful, and expensive treatments. If you believe you have a medical malpractice claim due to a false cancer diagnosis, contact the experienced medical malpractice attorneys of Munley, Munley, & Cartwright, P.C. today to discuss your case. Call us at (800) 318-LAW1 or via our online contact form.

Missed Cancer Diagnosis or Delayed Cancer Diagnosis
The longer that cancer develops without treatment, the greater the likelihood that the disease will spread to other parts of the body. A misdiagnosis or an incorrect diagnosis can delay critical treatments, worsen a disease, or even cause death. The major causes of missed or delayed cancer diagnosis can include:

• A cancerous lesion is missed in a biopsy.
• A cancerous mass is diagnosed as non-cancerous.
• A doctor fails to order proper testing.
• A cancerous tumor is incorrectly classified or incorrectly graded as to aggressiveness.
• Specimens are improperly handled, read or interpreted.
• Health care providers fail to adequately screen increased risk patients.
• Doctors fail to understand a patient’s complaints.

The early detection and treatment of cancer greatly increases one’s chances of survival. When a delay in diagnosis or a misdiagnosis dramatically affects a patient’s prognosis, the medical professional can be held responsible for any damages that a patient suffers.

Common cancer cases our attorneys handle include misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose:

• Bone cancer;
• Brain cancer;
• Breast cancer;
• Cervical cancer;
• Colon cancer;
• Leukemia;
• Lung cancer;
• Lymphoma;
• Ovarian cancer;
• Pancreatic cancer;
• Prostate cancer;
• Skin cancer;
• Testicular cancer;
• Uterine cancer.

An experienced and knowledgeable medical malpractice lawyer can help you evaluate your claim and advise you about the best course of legal action. The Family of Lawyers at Munley, Munley, & Cartwright, P.C., are experienced and successful medical malpractice litigators -- we fight to protect the rights of patients. Let us concentrate on your legal case while you concentrate on your health.

If you or a loved one has suffered serious injury or death because of cancer misdiagnosis, you may be able to seek compensation through a medical malpractice lawsuit. Our qualified cancer misdiagnosis attorneys are prepared to thoroughly examine your case to determine the best way to help you and your family. Please contact us at (800) 318-LAW1 or fill out our online contact form.