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Misdiagnosis / Failure to Diagnose Personal Injury Attorneys in Atlanta, Georgia
Learning you have a debilitating or terminal disease is hard enough; learning it months or even years after the onset of the disease - when steps could have been taken early on to mitigate its development - can be devastating.
In the case of a terminal illness like cancer, your chances of survival directly correlate to the stage the cancer is in when the disease is diagnosed. A physician's failure to diagnose cancer in its early stages may lead to more painful and rigorous treatments later, which would have been unnecessary otherwise.
Late diagnosis is a breach in your doctor's duty to provide high quality care and attention to their patients. Negligent physicians can be held accountable in a medical malpractice claim.
Types of Commonly Misdiagnosed Cancer
The following types of cancer are commonly misdiagnosed by doctors, leading to unnecessary problems later in treatment:
Breast cancer usually responds well to early treatment; however, delays in treatment due to late diagnosis may cause the loss of one or both breasts, or even patient death.
Colon cancer starts with rectal bleeding in patients. When a doctor fails to properly respond to these early signs, it can lead to patient death. This is the second leading cause of death in cancer patients.
Cervical cancer has a high survival rate if detected in its early stages by smear tests. Errors in screening and interpretation can lead to infertility or patient death.
Prostate cancer also has a high recovery rate when diagnosed early. With improved screening methods, the rate of misdiagnosis is thankfully decreasing.
Esophageal cancer has specific symptoms that doctors should immediately connect to the disease, including difficulty swallowing, severe weight loss, and a chronic cough.
Life-threatening diseases can be more effectively fought if they are diagnosed early - sometimes saving a patient's life. If a doctor fails to diagnose cancer and other diseases, he or she can be held liable for a patient's increased pain, suffering, or death.
If you or someone you know has been the victim of a physician's failure to diagnose a terminal disease, please contact the experienced Atlanta medical malpractice lawyers at Robbins & Associates, PC today to schedule your free initial consultation.
