Brooklyn Failure to Diagnose Cancer Attorneys
Cancer cells are dangerous to your health because they multiply out of control and invade other tissues. Time is of the essence in stopping the spread of cancer. Doctors must intervene quickly before the disease becomes fatal. However, the unfortunate reality is that doctors often fail to correctly diagnose cancer, allowing the disease to advance unchecked.
If you or a family member has endured the ravages of cancer because of a doctor’s failure to detect it, you are not alone. The Brooklyn, New York lawyers of Schwartzapfel Partners P.C. have handled numerous malpractice cases involving failure to diagnose cancer and we stand ready to help you. We understand that money will not make up for your pain and suffering, but you may be legally entitled to compensation to help pay your past and future medical bills, cover lost wages and help maintain a good quality of life for your family. If the disease has taken a loved one from you, we can help with a wrongful death action.
Schwartzapfel Partners P.C. serve clients throughout Brooklyn, New York, including Brooklyn Heights, Prospect Park, Flatbush, Park Slope, Coble Hill, Clinton Hill, DUMBO and Borough Park. If you believe your cancer was not diagnosed in a timely manner, please call the attorneys at Schwartzapfel Partners P.C. at 1.800.966.4999 or fill out our online contact form for a free case evaluation.
Diagnostic Tests and Screening
Cancer can develop from tissue in nearly every organ of the body, and the symptoms of cancer are often similar to the symptoms of less serious illnesses. Patients may notice unusual bleeding or changes to their skin, feel pain or soreness in areas of the body, develop a cough, or experience digestive problems. If a patient describes any of these symptoms or others that would reasonably lead a doctor to suspect cancer, the doctor should order diagnostic tests to identify or disprove the presence of cancer. If no tests are ordered or test results are misinterpreted, cancer can spread unchecked for months, making treatment more difficult.
Cancer screenings help to detect the possibility that cancer is present. The use of regular screening tests is an accepted practice among the American medical community and helps save lives. Among the widely used screening tests are pap smears to detect cervical cancer and mammograms to detect breast cancer in women. PSA tests are used to check for prostate cancer in men and colonoscopies are performed to check for cancer of the colon and rectum. Screening tests are given based on people’s ages and other risk factors. Doctors who fail to advise patients to have the recommended screening tests may be liable for medical malpractice.
Unless doctors intervene with medical treatment in a timely manner to control cancer, cancer cells can spread or metastasize to other parts of the body, creating satellite tumors and other complications. Cancers can affect the function of an organ or put pressure on surrounding tissues. People with bone cancer often suffer pressure pain from the cancer growing inside non-expandable bone. Without medical treatment such as chemotherapy, radiation and surgery, a patient’s chances of surviving cancer decline as the cancer advances. For some patients, the best treatment is a combination of surgery and radiation to address the specific cancer or chemotherapy to kill any cancer cells that spread elsewhere in the body.
If you or a loved one has to undergo the ordeal of cancer treatment because a doctor failed to diagnose your cancer in a timely fashion, you may be able to hold the doctor legally accountable for the harm you've suffered. To collect the damages to which you’re entitled, you need lawyers skilled at proving medical malpractice cases against Brooklyn, New York doctors and hospitals. While you combat cancer, we will fight for your legal rights.
Please contact our team of attorneys at Schwartzapfel Partners P.C. at 1.800.966.4999 or fill out our online contact form for a free case evaluation.
