Cancer Cases

Gilbert Arizona Medical Malpractice Lawyers 

Serving Chandler, Mesa, and surrounding areas

Malpractice payouts by physicians and their insurers were a mere $4.5 billion in 2001 – less than 1% of the country’s overall health care costs of $1.4 trillion.
National Practitioner Data Bank, as quoted in Business Week, March 3, 2003.

Misdiagnosis is one of the most common types of medical errors and the most prevalent cause of medical malpractice in cancer cases. Missed or delayed diagnosis can result in a failure to treat cancer. When cancer spreads, a patient faces harsher therapies and possibly death.

According to a recent study reported by Forbes, doctors misdiagnose 12% of cancer cases, missing the fact that cancer exists during early diagnosis. Medical malpractice through failed diagnosis occurs frequently with breast cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, and prostate cancer. Because colon cancer has no apparent symptoms, physicians frequently do not detect it until later stages, which is why so many patients die from colon cancer.

If you or a loved one has cancer and suspect medical malpractice, you should consult a medical malpractice lawyer as soon as possible. Call 480-898-9700 or contact a medical malpractice lawyer online today to discuss your potential case; the initial consultation is free. If you are unable to travel, a personal injury lawyer can visit you in the hospital or at your home.