Cancer Misdiagnosis Lawyer
in Wilkes-Barre, PA
Early detection is vital to the successful treatment of cancer. Cancer is 2nd leading cause of death in the U.S. Are you in need of a cancer misdiagnosis lawyer? Medical misdiagnosis, especially cancer misdiagnosis, can be an extremely harmful form of medical malpractice. In addition, a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer may mean the difference between life and death. According to Johns Hopkins Research, cancer is among the “Big 3” in most common diagnostic errors. Cancers, vascular events, and infections account for nearly 75 percent of all serious harms from diagnostic errors. If you or a loved one have suffered as the result of cancer misdiagnosis, contact a cancer misdiagnosis lawyer at Distasio, Kowalski & Yelen for help.
Commonly Misdiagnosed Cancers
- Breast cancer misdiagnosis
- Lung cancer misdiagnosis
- Colorectal cancer misdiagnosis
- Prostate cancer misdiagnosis
- Pancreatic cancer misdiagnosis
- Ovarian cancer misdiagnosis
- Lymphoma misdiagnosis
- Skin cancer misdiagnosis
Why contact a cancer misdiagnosis lawyer?
An experienced cancer misdiagnosis attorney in Wilkes-Barre can help you seek justice for your injuries or for the loss of a loved one as the result of medical negligence. Importantly, if a medical professional failed to perform or order a routine test, delayed testing, misread results, or missed the common warning signs of cancer, and this led to a change in your prognosis, you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries. This can include compensation for hospital bills and other medical expenses, as well as lost wages. In addition, you may also be entitled to compensation for the pain and suffering that resulted from a medical misdiagnosis. If you or a loved one were a victim of medical malpractice due to the failure to diagnoses cancer, call the Distasio, Kowalski & Yelen cancer misdiagnosis firm today for a free case evaluation.
