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Cancer misdiagnosis costs lives. Approximately 1,700 Americans die from cancer each day.

Victims of cancer misdiagnosis may be treated for and "cured" of a cancer they never had in the first place, or the cancer that they have may not be properly diagnosed, causing delay in treatment. Either option may be fatal. The United States has no nationwide cancer registry, so most statistics are cobbled together from death certificates or hospital stay reports. Recent estimates show breast cancer as the most likely cancer to be misdiagnosed and a 15% to 40%chance of error on any medical imaging test for any disease. Pap smear estimates of false negatives are between 5% and 40%.

Misdiagnoses: Chemotherapy and/or radiation are the most usual cancer treatment options. The side-effects and high risks involved in these painful and expensive courses of treatment are generally considered worth it. Bodily damage and risk of death are acceptable choices when you are fighting certain death from cancer. This is cold comfort to those victims of the medical industry who have suffered through such treatments and the resulting pain and suffering only to find that they did not have cancer after all. For those we love, the financial cost is a price we willingly pay to save a life. But, again, there are patients who endured hardship to pay the cost of these treatments only to find that they did not have cancer after all. Additional medical treatment now necessary due to the damage caused by unnecessary x-rays and medications adds insult to their injury. Many have died due to these treatments. Most patients have shortened lifespan and poorer quality of life due to their pain, suffering and financial hardships caused by unnecessary medical treatments. Many forms of chemotherapy used to treat one form of cancer, actually trigger other forms of cancer. Tamoxifen used to treat breast cancer, for instance, may cause uterine cancer.

Missed diagnoses: The earlier the correct diagnosis is made, the sooner treatment may be started, and the better the prognosis or outcome for the victim of cancer. The specialized medical field of cancer treatment is called oncology. Oncologists stress a missed diagnosis means a delayed diagnosis. This causes more pain and suffering, more financial hardship and a smaller chance of survival.

If you, or someone close to you has been the victim of medical malpractice or negligence through misdiagnosis of cancer, you may be entitled to compensation. It is important to consult with an attorney as soon as possible in order to preserve your rights in this matter.

Any medical or health care professional that has caused harm to you through negligence in their professional duties may be legally responsible for your misdiagnosis of cancer. If the standards of medical care in your community were not met in their professional treatment of you, they may be liable for damages in your case.

• Was your medical chart lost due to a filing error, causing important medical facts to be withheld from your physician?
  
• Did the pathology or x-ray technician read your test results improperly, causing a wrong diagnosis to be placed in your file?
  
• Were you not advised as to proper preparation for a specific testing procedure, causing the results to be invalid?
  
• Did your dentist not recognize obvious signs of oral cancer?
  
• Was your physician negligent in not ordering tests indicated by symptoms that you were reporting? Were obvious signs or symptoms missed during examination?
  
• Were your tests simply filed in your chart by the doctor's staff, causing a delay in notification to you of the problem? Were delays in the start of your treatment for cancer really necessary?
  
• Did your oncologist order proper dosages and course of treatment?

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