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.
Thousands of people are diagnosed
with cancer every year in the UK. Cancer is diagnosed by assessing
various symptoms and taking scans and X-Rays. Usually a cellular
biopsy is taken to confirm its presence. Medical professionals owe
a duty care to their patients to treat them to a reasonable
standard of competence. If the cancer is misdiagnosed or proper
treatment is not given the patient may be able to
claim compensation.
How Hugh James can help you with
your cancer misdiagnoses claim
Hugh James has one
of the UKs largest medical negligence 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.
Please read about:
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.
- Delay in
Diagnosis
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.
- Misdiagnosis
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.