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A cancer diagnosis can change your life, and a missed, delayed, or incorrect diagnosis can make an already difficult situation worse. If a healthcare provider failed to diagnose cancer accurately or in time, you may have legal options. Morgan & Morgan can help you determine whether medical negligence contributed to your harm and fight for the compensation you deserve.

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Cancer Misdiagnosis Cases Need Three Things

A cancer diagnosis was missed, delayed, or incorrect

A medical provider may have failed to meet the appropriate standard of care

The diagnostic error caused additional harm or worsened your outcome

How a Cancer Misdiagnosis Can Affect You and Your Family

Disease Progression

When cancer is not diagnosed promptly, it may have additional time to grow or spread. A delay can sometimes mean that a cancer that may have been easier to treat at an earlier stage becomes more difficult to manage.

More Aggressive Treatment

A delayed diagnosis may require more intensive treatment than would otherwise have been necessary, including chemotherapy, radiation, extensive surgery, or other procedures.

Reduced Treatment Options

Some treatment options are most effective when cancer is identified early. As the disease progresses, fewer treatment options may be available.

Additional Medical Expenses

A cancer misdiagnosis can lead to additional testing, specialist visits, hospitalization, surgeries, medication, rehabilitation, home care, and other medical expenses.

Lost Income

Treatment and declining health may make it difficult or impossible to continue working. Compensation may be available for qualifying lost wages and reduced future earning capacity.

Pain and Suffering

Cancer progression and more aggressive treatment can cause significant pain, fatigue, physical limitations, and disruption to everyday life.

Emotional Distress

Learning that cancer was missed or diagnosed incorrectly can cause anxiety, fear, anger, depression, and other emotional effects for patients and their families.

Disability or Disfigurement

More extensive treatment may result in permanent physical limitations, scarring, disfigurement, loss of function, or other lasting effects.

Loss of Quality of Life

Cancer and its treatment can affect independence, relationships, hobbies, family responsibilities, and the ability to participate in activities you once enjoyed.

Wrongful Death

If a delayed or missed cancer diagnosis contributed to the death of a loved one, eligible family members may have legal options to pursue a wrongful death claim.

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Ways We Can Help

Failure to Diagnose Cancer

A healthcare provider may fail to recognize signs or symptoms of cancer or dismiss them as another condition. We can investigate whether additional testing or evaluation should have been performed.

Delayed Cancer Diagnosis

Cancer may eventually be diagnosed, but only after a significant delay. We can review whether earlier testing, referral, or follow-up could have led to a more timely diagnosis.

Misread Imaging

Radiologists may overlook or misinterpret abnormalities on X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, mammograms, or other imaging studies. We can investigate whether imaging results were properly reviewed and communicated.

Pathology and Biopsy Errors

Pathologists play an important role in identifying cancer through tissue samples and biopsies. Errors in interpreting pathology results can lead to missed, delayed, or incorrect diagnoses.

Failure to Order Appropriate Tests

Doctors may fail to order imaging, blood tests, biopsies, or other diagnostic procedures despite symptoms or findings that warrant further investigation.

Failure to Follow Up

Abnormal test results, suspicious imaging, or concerning symptoms may require additional testing or specialist referrals. A failure to follow up can lead to dangerous delays.

FAQ

What is considered a cancer misdiagnosis?
Cancer misdiagnosis can take several forms.
A healthcare provider may fail to diagnose cancer altogether, diagnose it only after a significant delay, mistake cancer for another condition, or incorrectly diagnose a patient with cancer when it is not actually present.
Whether a diagnostic error amounts to medical malpractice depends on whether the provider failed to meet the applicable standard of care and whether that failure caused additional harm.
How do I know if a delayed cancer diagnosis may be medical malpractice?
A delayed diagnosis does not automatically mean malpractice occurred.
A potential claim may exist when a healthcare provider failed to recognize symptoms, order appropriate testing, interpret results correctly, communicate important findings, or follow up appropriately, and that failure caused the patient to suffer a worse outcome.
Medical records and expert review are often necessary to determine whether the care provided met the appropriate standard.
Who can be held responsible for a cancer misdiagnosis?
Potentially responsible parties may include primary care physicians, oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, specialists, hospitals, clinics, laboratories, or other healthcare providers involved in the diagnostic process.
More than one provider may share responsibility when failures occur at multiple stages of care.
An investigation can help determine where the diagnostic process broke down and which parties may be legally responsible.
What types of compensation may be available in a cancer misdiagnosis case?
The compensation available depends on the harm caused by the diagnostic error and the laws that apply to the case.
Potential damages may include medical expenses, future medical care, lost wages, reduced earning capacity, pain and suffering, emotional distress, disability, disfigurement, and other losses related to the delayed or incorrect diagnosis.
If a cancer misdiagnosis results in death, eligible family members may also have legal options through a wrongful death claim.
Why should I choose Morgan & Morgan for my cancer misdiagnosis case?
Cancer misdiagnosis cases can involve extensive medical records, complicated questions about the standard of care, multiple healthcare providers, and expert testimony concerning how an earlier or accurate diagnosis may have changed the patient’s outcome.
As America’s Largest Injury Law Firm™, with more than 1,100 lawyers nationwide, $35 billion recovered, and 35 years of experience, Morgan & Morgan has the resources to investigate complex medical malpractice claims, review diagnostic records, work with appropriate experts, and pursue the compensation our clients may be entitled to.
Depending on your case, your legal team may include attorneys, paralegals, case staff, investigators, and other professionals who can help move your claim forward and keep you informed throughout the process.
We believe everyone deserves access to excellent legal representation, regardless of their financial situation. That’s why we offer free case evaluations. Qualifying cancer misdiagnosis cases are handled on a contingency-fee basis, meaning there are no upfront attorney’s fees and you pay nothing unless we win your case. That’s our promise: The Fee is Free® unless we win.
If you or a loved one suffered harm because cancer was missed, delayed, or incorrectly diagnosed, contact Morgan & Morgan today for a free case evaluation to learn more about your legal options.