Cancer misdiagnosis negligence compensation
Cancer affects one
in three people in the United Kingdom.
Hugh James realise that
you or a family member may be coming to terms with the diagnosis of
cancer, or that you may have lost a loved one and have concerns
about their treatment.
How Hugh James can help you with your cancer misdiagnoses
claim
Hugh James has one
of the UKs largest medical negeligence teams. Our medical
negligence lawyers have a vast amount of experience and expertise
in dealing with cancer negligence cases. We are
therefore able to offer you support and understanding, as well
as the best legal advice at this difficult and concerning time.
We know from experience
that doctors are not as infallible as we would all like them to be.
Medical professionals are over-stretched and resources are
tight.
Diagnoses are often very complicated and
treatments can be highly technical and complex. Many of these carry
some level of risk and most patients are warned of these risks
before treatment.
If you, or a member of
your family, have suffered as a result of negligent care from an
oncologist, you may be able to make a claim for compensation.
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Cancer types
Hugh James specialist medical negligence solicitors are experts
in dealing with all types of cancer cases including:
- bladder cancer
- bone cancer
- bowel cancer
- brain tumour
- breast cancer
- cervical cancer
- liver cancer
- melanoma
Undiagnosed / misdiagnosed cancer compensation
Nowadays, advances in medicine have meant that many cancers are
now treatable. However, this is reliant on when the
cancer is diagnosed and when the appropriate treatment is
commenced. The earliest possible detection of cancer can be very
important and will sometimes be the key to whether the person will
make a recovery or not.
When there is a delay in
diagnosing cancer, a person may be deprived of their chance for
treatment and / or cure. They may also be deprived of
the opportunity for palliative care.
Medical negligence claims involving
cancer can often involve one of the following factors
- Failing to diagnose cancer
This can be due to a Doctor missing or
misinterpreting symptoms or misinterpreting test results.
This could be caused by
delay in referring someone to a specialist, failing to act quickly
enough in relation to test results or delay in carrying out
biopsies, amongst other.
Some people may be
diagnosed as having cancer when they do not in fact have
it. This could lead to evasive and painful treatment
such as chemotherapy being carried out unnecessarily.
If you feel that you have
suffered as a result of one of the above, you can contact a member
of our medical negligence specialist team on 029 2039 1132.
Hugh James medical negligence experience
Over the years the medical negligence experts at Hugh James have
successfully recovered damages for many patients and have become
experts in this field of medical negligence.
We have access to the
best specialist medical experts to enable us to obtain evidence of
past and possible future needs to ensure that you are adequately
compensated for the disability and frustrations that you
suffer.
We treat every client
with sensitivity and care, whilst aiming at the same time to
deliver results including the highest financial settlement
possible.
We are able to deal
assist you on a No Win No Fee basis.
If after talking to us
you decide not to take matters further you are under no obligation
to do so and you will not be charged for our initial advice
session.
We are dedicated to your best
interests and can advise you on how to proceed.