In the strictest sense, the term cancer misdiagnosis is usually a misnomer. Very rarely is a cancer misdiagnosed or undiagnosed right up to the time of the patient's death or terminal illness. Far more common is the situation where the cancer is detected and staged too late to allow for effective treatment.
The medical malpractice attorneys of Gray, Ritter & Graham, P.C., help patients and their families understand what went wrong when the delayed diagnosis of cancer led to amputation, disability, drastically reduced survival chances or death. When diagnosis errors reflect medical negligence on the part of family physicians, radiologists or other specialists, our lawyers call upon other experienced physicians' informed, expert options. Contact our office in St. Louis to work with an experienced, committed and resourceful legal team.
Not every case of delayed cancer diagnosis will support a claim for medical malpractice damages. Many cancers closely resemble other medical conditions, and opportunities for effective early intervention can be lost when ambiguous symptoms are identified and treated more conservatively as something else. The key question in establishing a right to damages is not whether the illness was incorrectly diagnosed — it's whether the failure to make the correct diagnosis reflected a violation of a recognized standard of care on the part of one or more medical professionals.
Missouri Medical Malpractice Attorneys With a National Reputation for Success
GRG's experience with cancer misdiagnosis cases benefits clients throughout Missouri, Kansas, Illinois and Arkansas. Over the years, we have worked with nationally renowned medical experts whose opinions as to the treating physician's performance have been indispensable for establishing our clients' cases.
We work with people who may have lost a vitally important chance for timely and effective treatment of malignancies of many kinds, including:
- Skin cancer
- Colorectal cancer
- Breast cancer
- Brain cancer
- Lung cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Cervical cancer
- Ovarian cancer
- Leukemia
- Mesothelioma
To learn how you can benefit from our experience with medical malpractice litigation related to misdiagnosis in cancer cases, contact the AV-Preeminent* law firm of Gray, Ritter & Graham in St. Louis for a free consultation.
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