Cancer Claims
The failure of a doctor to diagnose cancer or delay in the diagnosis of cancer can have a devastating and ultimately tragic effect on an individual and their family. Early detection and treatment is of paramount importance. A delay in diagnosis of cancer may result in an individual having to undergo more serious treatment and it could mean that the chance of recovery is greatly reduced. A delay in diagnosis can be as a result of a number of errors on the part of the doctor or hospital, such as:
- Failure or delay by a GP to refer the patient to a specialist for further testing
- Failure to perform a test which would diagnose the cancer
- Misinterpretation of test results
- Failure to recognise the existence of a tumour
- Failure to perform a procedure correctly
- Failure to read or interpret x-rays correctly