If you think you could have a delayed diagnosis case confer immediately with a lawyer experienced in cancer law for metastatic prostate cancer and various kinds of cancers including advanced breast cancer, advanced colon cancer and metastatic cervical cancer. To illustrate, think about the following review of a reported lawsuit of a man whose prostate cancer was not found until it had already spread beyond the gland despite the fact that his physician had information that was highly suspicious of cancer for approximately 1 to 3 years before the man’s diagnosis. The lawsuit involved the allegation of a delay of from 1 and 3 years in finding the man’s prostate cancer.
Three years before his diagnosis the man’s PSA had only been a 2.35 (within normal limits) however his doctor documented a slight firmness on the left side of the prostate. The doctor did nothing at that time to educate the patient of this finding or to rule cancer out as the reason for the abnormal examination of the gland. Then eleven months before his diagnosis the man’s doctor ordered a PSA test which came back abnorma at 4.18 but this time he noted nothing abnormal on the physical examination of the prostate. Just as before, though, the doctor took no action. It was 3 years following the initial finding that the man’s physician finally referred him to a Urologist (who diagnosed the cancer) after a PSA of 6.8. By the time of the diagnosis, it turned out\ the man had advanced prostate cancer that had spread outside the gland. The man went forward with a malpractice claim against his family doctor for the delayed diagnosis of the cancer.The law firm that handled this lawsuit documented that a settlement was achieved with the physician. The reported sum of the settlement was $500,000.
The preceeding is not meant to be taken as medical advice. It is also not legal advice. It is only intended as basic information. Should you have any health issues check with a doctor without delay.
