In a recent article it was confirmed that cancer is currently the #2 misdiagnosed illness in the United States. The article posted on CNN was actually a part of a Harvard study. The Harvard study was about malpractice claims in the US. The study found that Breast and Colorectal were at the top of the list of being misdiagnosed. The study linked the misdiagnosis to doctors and medical professional not sticking to the cancer screen guidelines. We'll go over the specifics on what exactly is involved with cancer screening. For now lets go over a simple request you can make to help prevent misdiagnosis.

Request for more tests

Typically this is where the failure occurs. Not enough tests are being done to properly determine what exactly is wrong. Asking for more tests can sometimes be the difference between life and death. A woman went to her doctor and complained of irregular bleeding, the doctor told her it was menopause and not to worry. After three years she found out she had ovarian cancer. A simple ultrasound would have detected the cancer years earlier.

This is where medical malpractice comes into play, in this case its really negligence that is the cause of the error. In the upcoming days we'll go over some other types of:

• Medical Malpractice (Negligence)
• Cancer screening

If you have any questions or concerns about any of the topics here and would like to speak to an experienced medical malpractice attorney please contact our firm.

Although personal injury cases consist of any type of body injury, most Maryland personal injury accidents are auto accidents. Maryland personal injury lawyers, Belsky, Weinberg & Horowitz, are willing to fight for your injury compensation. We have recently updated our auto accidents web site with some additional information relating to automobile accidents.

• What to do in the event of an accident
• Common causes of auto accidents
• Ways to prevent car accidents
• Common injuries from car accidents
• Legal ramifications

We also have additional information in our Cancer Misdiagnosis page and Cerebral Palsy. More to come!

Spastic

Spastic Cerebral Palsy is the most common, and can be further classified by what parts of the body are affected. Spastic hemiplegia indicates one side of the body is more affected than the other. Spastic diplegia tells us the lower half of the body is more affected than the upper half. Spastic quadriplegia means the whole body and all its limbs are equally affected.

Ataxic

Ataxic cases are the least common and may cause tremors and usually affect motor skills and balance. Patients may have trouble processing things using visual or auditory skills. Cerebral Palsy patients may also have a mixed form of Cerebral Palsy, and may therefore suffer some of the symptoms of each form.

Athenoid

Athenoid, which is less common, means having mixed muscle tone. Such patients may trouble keeping steady, controlling limbs, or holding onto objects.

For additional information take a look at our Cerebral Palsy page under Medical Malpractice on LegalTeam.net.

In an effort to increase awareness on serious issues relating to Medical Malpractice we have added several more articles to our Cerebral Palsy section. We have recently added or updated the following sections.

• Cerebral Palsy prevention
• Medical Malpractice & Cerebral Palsy
• Cerebral Palsy symptoms
• Diagnosing Cerebral Palsy
• Types of Cerebral Palsy

We will also have updated information in our Cancer Misdiagnosis page in the upcoming week.

We have added more information to our Bankruptcy section on legalteam.net. We have added two new articles.

Information on Maryland's New Foreclosure Law
Legislation was recently passed to assist homeowners facing foreclosure, find out what you need to know about this important law.

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy versus Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
There are two options available to those who wish to file Bankruptcy: Chapter 7 Bankruptcy (basically wiping out debt and starting over) or Chapter 13 Bankruptcy (trying to pay back creditors over an established period of time).

We'll be posting more information on Maryland's new foreclosure law and how it can affect you.

We have recently updated our Cancer Misdiagnosis page on our LegalTeam.net web site. In addition we have updated the visual look of our LegalTeam.net web site. We are hard at work on creating new content that is education and informative. Its our goal to increase awareness on important safety issues. We should have another big update before the end of this week.

In addition to our other recent updates (Cancer Misdiagnosis, Cerebral Palsy and Medical Malpractice) we have begun to update our Bankruptcy section on LegalTeam.net. Our Bankruptcy information center comes with a lot of important information for anyone that is unsure if Bankruptcy is good for them.

Take a look at some of the information recently added:

Bankruptcy Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to the most commonly asked questions about Bankruptcy.

Creditor's Rights
When a person fails to pay their debts the person who the debt is owed (the creditor) has several remedies to help collect their money. Find out what rights the creditor's have and don't have. There are many misconceptions about this topic. Find out the answers you need.

Foreclosures
Find out important information on foreclosures and what rights you have. Foreclosures are used by creditor's regain their lost money. However there are sometimes other options, you may be able to keep your house and valuables.

Garnishment
Garnishment is another way for creditor's to collect their money. This is done by your employer taking money directly from your paychecks.

Collections & Repossessions
Repossessions is when someone will come and take your valuables in an effort for the creditor to regain their money, this is similar to a foreclosure.

Commercial Bankruptcy
Businesses can file Bankruptcy just like an individual. Find out important information on the differences between commercial and consumer bankruptcy.

Consumer Bankruptcy
This is when a person files for Bankruptcy and is the most common. Find out important basic information on the types and Bankruptcy and how changing laws may affect your ability to file Bankruptcy.