Articles about Failure to Diagnose Cancer

When a cyst or polyp is misdiagnosed or remains undetected due to a provider’s negligence, cancer can be a deadly consequence.

If your wife had regular mammograms but was still diagnosed with cancer, her physicians might have missed something.

Cervical cancer is often preventable and, when found early, treatable. However, if missed or misdiagnosed, it can cause serious medical issues, even death.

When a non-smoker develops lung cancer, negligent doctors may not recognize the signs and delay their diagnosis until the cancer has spread.

Exposure to dangerous chemicals is known to cause cancers like leukemia, and outcomes are made significantly worse when malpractice occurs.

When uterine fibroids aren’t diagnosed or treated correctly, women may suffer the consequences of their doctors’ negligence.

Endometrial cancer can be treatable if caught early, but a delayed diagnosis can give endometrial cancer the time it needs to become deadly.

For people at high risk of developing lung cancer, low-dose CT scans can be an effective screening tool to catch cancer at an early stage when it’s still treatable.

If you experienced a misdiagnosis of uterine cancer, you may be able to pursue a medical malpractice case against the negligent doctors.

Uterine cancer can be treatable if caught early, but a delayed diagnosis can give uterine cancer the time it needs to become deadly.

Lung cancer is often deadly, but screening and an early diagnosis can give patients a better chance of achieving remission.

Nodular and ocular melanomas can be particularly difficult to identify in the all-important early stages when treatment is most successful.

When a doctor fails to diagnose or treat melanoma at the first sign correctly, it can potentially spread to the brain, where it’s almost always fatal.

Sometimes doctors make mistakes. Did they miss your cancer?

If your wife had regular colonoscopies but still got cancer, your doctor might have missed something.

Litigated by attorney Matt Casey, the verdict is reported to be the “largest known” award in a civil case in Chester County history.

Ovarian cancer is often highly treatable when detected early, but the lack of screenings and vague symptoms can make early treatment difficult.

Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma is a rare form of cancer that can develop up to a decade after receiving implants. 

When negligent cancer treatment leads to the death of a loved one, you may be able to file a wrongful death lawsuit.