Month: April 2023
When cancer treatment is delayed, the consequences for patients can be extremely severe, whether they involve prolonged pain or further spreading of the disease. As such, in cases where medical practitioners have caused unwarranted delays to treatment, and the patient’s health has consequently been negatively affected, there may be sufficient reason to make a medical negligence claim.
If you have suffered from worsened health due to delays in your cancer treatment, you should not have to face these complications without consequences for the doctors who have neglected to progress your treatment. We all know that the NHS has been under strain for several years and has been under increased pressure due to the coronavirus pandemic and resource restraints. However, this does not mean cancer treatment can be pushed to one side without repercussions.
As one of the most harmful and feared health conditions, cancer can be highly prevalent, with many people developing the condition at least once over the course of their lives. Despite its prominence, there are still cases in which doctors make diagnosis errors for patients suffering from cancer. In some cases, incorrect diagnoses can be understandable, but where the opportunity to make the correct evaluation was there but has been neglected, a doctor could be responsible for medical negligence. If you have been affected by a case such as this, you could be eligible to claim compensation for misdiagnosed cancer.
We trust our doctors to use their medical expertise and experience in their efforts to diagnose a condition. Where their limits are reached, we expect to be referred for further testing or to a different specialist. When doctors skip or ignore steps in this important process, the health of the affected patients can be put at serious risk, particularly where degenerative conditions like cancer are involved.
If you have been let down by a medical professional, and your health has suffered as a consequence, you could be eligible to claim compensation for the harm caused. As specialists in this area of law, we can help you to seek the justice that you deserve.