Medical Malpractice Lawyer in Los Angeles: Cancer Cases

Los Angeles Failure to Diagnose Cancer Malpractice Claims

As advances in medicine and cancer research improve doctors' abilities to accurately diagnose cancer, a doctor's failure to identify the symptoms of this debilitating disease, and take the appropriate steps to evaluate whether a patient has cancer could be malpractice. A patient's chances of surviving cancer directly links to how early a correct diagnosis is made, and failure to diagnose cancer in the early stages may require the patient to undergo more aggressive, invasive and painful treatments than would not have been necessary, had the initial diagnosis been made in a timely manner. If you or a loved one has been the victim of a failure of your doctor to correctly diagnose cancer, speak with Los Angeles medical malpractice attorney Steven Weinberg for the representation you deserve.

What are the symptoms of cancer?

Some types of cancer have typical symptoms such as unusual bleeding or discharge, change in bowel or bladder habits, thickening or lumps in a body part, problems with digestion or difficulty swallowing, nagging coughing or hoarseness, or unusual weight loss or weight gain. Doctors have a professional and ethical responsibility to identify the early warning signs of cancer, and take the appropriate steps to make a correct diagnosis.

Some of the most common misdiagnosed or undiagnosed types of cancer are cervical cancer, colon cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer and esophageal cancer. Early cancer treatments are significantly less painful than that of later-stage treatments, and invasive treatments like chemotherapy and radiation can be avoided completely if the doctor makes an early-stage cancer diagnosis.

Contact a Los Angeles medical malpractice attorney from the offices of Steven J. Weinberg if you or a loved one has been incorrectly diagnosed, so that you can file a claim for adequate compensation.