Many forms of cancer are extremely treatable and we have been told thousands of times that “early detection is the key” to catching cancer while treatment remains likely to spare the patient a prolonged and energy-sapping battle.  Too often, however, doctors commit medical malpractice by failing to recognize signs that cancer is present and needs to be treated.

To be clear, you do not have a medical malpractice lawsuit just because someone has fought with cancer.  But when warning signs are present and a doctor negligently fails to diagnose cancer, the law gives that person certain rights.  They are entitled to compensation for what they have to suffer through as a result of the medical malpractice.

Common examples of medical malpractice relating to failure to diagnose cancer include:

• Failing to perform simple and routine tests, such as a prostate exam, during a scheduled appointment;
• Failing to properly document the results of a test, such as failing to document changes indicative of breast cancer following a mammogram;
• Ordering a test for something that could be cancerous, but failing to send the sample to the lab, or failing to follow up with the lab to make sure the test results are sent back.

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Breast cancer is an increasingly common problem that affects hundreds of thousands of women and their families each year.  In 2004, for example, over 186,000 women were diagnosed with breast cancer.  Of these, 40,954 women died from breast cancer.

More than one in ten women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives.  Yet despite the great familiarity doctors must have with the increasingly common disease, misdiagnosis or mistreatment of breast cancer is the cause of more medical malpractice claims than any other disease.

Breast cancer responds well to early detection and early treatment.  Unfortunately, too often doctors and other medical professionals fail to order tests, misdiagnose, and fail to treat breast cancer.  Such errors can give rise to successful medical malpractice claims.  Common errors include:

• Failure to identify an obvious lump during a breast exam
• Failure to perform a breast exam while treating a patient for other reasons
• Failure to arrange a mammogram, x-ray, CT scan, MRI, etc
• Failure to classify a tumor as malignant
• Failure to evaluate properly test results when tests are performed
• Failure to notify patient of test results
• Failure to order future tests
• Failure to recognize common symptoms

If you would like more information about your rights in a medical malpractice case, you can order our FREE book “The Ultimate Michigan Medical Malpractice Handbook” by clicking on the book title.  We will send it out immediately along with other important information. 

For more information about Michigan medical malpractice cases, visit our law firm web site at www.BuckfireLaw.com   If you would like to speak with one of our Michigan medical malpractice attorneys about your case, feel free to call us anytime at (800) 606-1717 or simply submit this contact form and we will get back to you quickly.

Esohageal cancer develops in the esophagus, which is the tube that connects the throat with the stomach.  It is often slow to grow and symptoms may not present themselves until relatively late stages, but the cancer can be found through screening and stool sample tests.   Well over 100,000 new instances of esophageal cancer are diagnosed each year.

Despite the familiarity doctors have with esophageal cancer, misdiagnosis or mistreatment of esophageal cancer is a growing cause of medical malpractice claims.

Esophageal cancer responds well to early detection and treatment.  Esophageal cancer is now considered a preventable disease because early detection allows doctors to minimize its effects.  Unfortunately, too often doctors and other medical professionals fail to order tests, misdiagnose, and fail to treat esophageal cancer.  Such errors can give rise to successful medical malpractice claims. 

If you would like more information about your rights in a medical malpractice case, you can order our FREE book “The Ultimate Michigan Medical Malpractice Handbook” by clicking on the book title.  We will send it out immediately along with other important information. 

For more information about Michigan medical malpractice cases, visit our law firm web site at www.BuckfireLaw.com   If you would like to speak with one of our Michigan medical malpractice attorneys about your case, feel free to call us anytime at (800) 606-1717 or simply submit this contact form and we will get back to you quickly.

Colon cancer forms in the large intestine and almost always arises from polyps, which over the course of time (sometimes several years) can develop into colon cancer.  It is often slow to grow and symptoms may not present themselves until relatively late stages, but the cancer can be found through screening and stool sample tests.   Well over 100,000 new instances of colon cancer are diagnosed each year.

Despite the familiarity doctors have with colon cancer, misdiagnosis or mistreatment of colon cancer is a growing cause of medical malpractice claims.

Colon cancer responds well to early detection and treatment.  Colon cancer is now considered a preventable disease because early detection allows doctors to minimize its effects.  Unfortunately, too often doctors and other medical professionals fail to order tests, misdiagnose, and fail to treat colon cancer.  Such errors can give rise to successful medical malpractice claims. 

If you would like more information about your rights in a medical malpractice case, you can order our FREE book “The Ultimate Michigan Medical Malpractice Handbook” by clicking on the book title.  We will send it out immediately along with other important information. 

For more information about Michigan medical malpractice cases, visit our law firm web site at www.BuckfireLaw.com   If you would like to speak with one of our Michigan medical malpractice attorneys about your case, feel free to call us anytime at (800) 606-1717 or simply submit this contact form and we will get back to you quickly.

Cervical cancer forms in tissues of the cervix.  It is often slow to grow and symptoms may not present themselves until relatively late stages, but the cancer can be found easily using regular Pap smears.   So far in 2008, there have been over 11,000 new cervical cancer cases and over 3,000 deaths caused by cervical cancer. 

Despite the great familiarity doctors must have with the increasingly common disease, misdiagnosis or mistreatment of cervical cancer is a growing cause of medical malpractice claims. 

Cervical cancer responds well to early detection and treatment.  Cervical cancer is now considered a preventable disease because early detection allows doctors to minimize its effects.  Unfortunately, too often doctors and other medical professionals fail to order tests, misdiagnose, and fail to treat cervical cancer.  Such errors can give rise to successful medical malpractice claims.  Common errors include:

• Failure to test using a pap smear
• Failure to identify cancerous mass in cervix during cervical exams
• Failure to properly interpret results of a pap smear or biopsy
• Failure to classify a tumor as malignant
• Failure to recommend treatment options
• Failure to notify patient of test results
• Failure to order future tests
• Failure to recognize common symptoms

 If you would like more information about your rights in a medical malpractice case, you can order our FREE book “The Ultimate Michigan Medical Malpractice Handbook” by clicking on the book title.  We will send it out immediately along with other important information.   

For more information about Michigan medical malpractice cases, visit our law firm web site at www.BuckfireLaw.com.  If you would like to speak with one of our Michigan medical malpractice attorneys about your case, feel free to call us anytime at (800) 606-1717 or simply submit this contact form and we will get back to you quickly.