Failure to Diagnose Cancer

Lawyers for Victims of Cancer Misdiagnosis

A patient sought medical help for abdominal pain. The doctor suspected colon cancer and ordered a sigmoidoscopy, a test that examines the last two feet of the colon. The patient was relieved that the test came back negative: no potentially cancerous lesions or polyps were found. Only later did he learn that he did indeed have colon cancer. If the doctor had ordered a colonoscopy, which examines the entire length of the colon, the cancer would have been found when simpler and more effective options for treatment still existed.

Failure to diagnose cancer robs patients of the opportunity they otherwise would have had to treat the disease at its earliest stages, when it can be most effectively remedied.

If you lost the opportunity to take advantage of early treatment options because of your doctor's failure to diagnose cancer, please contact an attorney at the Boccardo Law Firm in San Jose, California, today.

We will retain a highly regarded medical expert to review your medical records and determine exactly how the accepted standard of care was violated. Were the right tests left undone? Were important test results misread or ignored altogether? Were significant symptoms overlooked? We will gather all of the facts and build a case to show the chain of events that resulted in your misdiagnosis of cancer.

Our law firm has successfully represented clients in many cancer misdiagnosis claims. We have won substantial amounts of financial compensation for clients who have suffered failure to diagnose all types of cancer, including breast cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, cervical cancer, and more.

To discuss your concerns about a misdiagnosis of cancer, please contact us for a free consultation and case evaluation.