Cancer Misdiagnosis

In an effort to increase awareness on Medical Malpractice, Belsky, Weinberg and Horowitz has updated their Medical Malpractice section with a new article on Cancer Misdiagnosis. Cancer is currently the second cause of death in the USA, the first is heart disease. In a nutshell a doctor is responsible for maintaining a reasonable level of care to their patients. Mistakes happen everyday but what happens when a doctor makes a mistake and misses early signs of cancer, or fails to perform a screening test? These types of mistakes can cost you, months of painful un-necessary treatment and in the worst case scenario - your life.

Cancer treatments are much more effective and easier on the patient when they are started as early as possible. Fortunately misdiagnosis of cancer is not common, typically medical professionals will perform extensive tests if cancer is a possibility. The hard thing about Medical Malpractice is that the average person cannot detect it. For example if someone breaks the law by robbing a bank its easy to tell them committed a crime. However if a patient is not familiar with medical procedures they may not even know that medical malpractice has taken place. This is where our attorneys come in and hire top notch experts to find out if negligence has taken place. For more information take a look at our Cancer Misdiagnosis page in our Medical Malpractice resources section.