Serving Brooklyn and Other Areas: Medical Negligence Lawyers
Skilled Medical Negligence Lawyers Seeking Compensation for What Should Have Been
When you see your physician, and he or she tells you nothing is wrong, you tend to believe it. You place trust in your doctor's knowledge and abilities. Hearing that your symptoms are nothing to worry about puts your mind at ease. But what if there really is something wrong? What if you have cancer and your doctor failed to diagnose it or misdiagnosed it? Could your prognosis have been different? Could proper and timely treatment have made the ultimate difference, prolonging your life or saving the life of a loved one?
In many cases, delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis of cancer can be deemed an act of medical malpractice. Medical malpractice is any negligence on the part of a physician or health care provider that adversely affects the quality or length of someone's life. If you believe you have fallen victim to medical negligence or lost a family member due to a doctor's error, you have a right to seek justice.
At The Mandel Law Firm, we fight for people who have suffered damages as a result of delayed diagnosis or cancer misdiagnosis. Our highly experienced New York City attorneys recognize the sensitivity of these cases, treating our clients with the utmost care and respect. We have the skill, knowledge and resources to aggressively pursue a delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis lawsuit against liable parties. Although financial compensation cannot replace what has been lost, it can serve to ease monetary worries and perhaps prevent this tragedy from happening to another innocent victim.
To arrange a free initial consultation, contact us today online, or by telephone toll free at (888) 2 WIN NOW (888-294-6669) or locally at (212) 697-7383.
Causes of Delayed Diagnosis or Misdiagnosis of Cancer
When it comes to determining whether a medical provider's error had a negative impact on the outcome of a condition, our legal team will launch an exhaustive search into medical records and the progression of the illness. Many times, situations such as the following contribute to delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis of cancer:
- Doctors, who are pressed for time, may assume symptoms have a benign cause rather than consider all possibilities
- Treating symptoms rather than delving further to determine their cause
- Relying on a less than definitive means of diagnosis rather than ordering more definitive testing, i.e., mammogram versus biopsy
- Incorrectly interpreting or misreading tests results
- Lab errors
- Accepting a negative test result as correct without following up to determine the actual cause of a condition
Even if a doctor or medical facility tells you they have done nothing wrong, they may not be telling you the "complete truth" and you may still have a case. If you believe you may have a claim concerning a misdiagnosis of cancer, it is best to speak with an experienced attorney who can to determine if legal action is appropriate.
Call for a Free Initial Consultation
At The Mandel Law Firm, we aggressively and tirelessly pursue maximum compensation for people who have suffered or lost loved ones because of medical malpractice. Contact us online, by telephone at (212) 697-7383 or toll free at (888) 2 WIN NOW (888-294-6669) to speak with a knowledgeable and caring attorney. We offer free initial consultations, home and hospital visits and evening and weekend hours by appointment.
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