Failure to Diagnose/Delay Cancer

Lexington, Kentucky

Learning that you have cancer can be one of the most difficult discoveries in your life. Learning that you have cancer that could have been effectively treated had your doctor not failed to diagnose it can be absolutely devastating.

Effectively treating cancer relies heavily on early detection. When a diagnosis is delayed or missed altogether, the potential for no recovery, or the need for serious, painful medical intervention is greatly increased. When your doctor fails to diagnose cancer, or delays the diagnosis, you have a right to seek compensation through a medical malpractice lawsuit.

For over a decade, Lexington, Kentucky medical malpractice attorney James Vaught has been helping victims of cancer who went undiagnosed or experienced a delay in their diagnosis, as well as their families, get the compensation they are due. The emotional and physical suffering you may face, in addition to staggering medical bills should have been avoided, and your doctor needs to be held accountable for his or her negligence.

Undiagnosed Cancer and the Consequences

Some forms of cancer are rare and may initially go undetected by your doctor. Most frequently it is the common types of cancer that remain undiagnosed. These types of cancer include:

• Breast cancer
• Colon cancer
• Cervical cancer
• Esophageal cancer

When your physician fails to provide you with necessary screenings or ignores your complaints and concerns, you can suffer drastic consequences. Your doctor has an obligation to treat you to the best of his or her ability, and failure to do so is inexcusable.

If you or a loved one has suffered the consequences of cancer that was not detected, or was detected too late, please contact experienced medical malpractice attorney James Vaught of James Vaught Law Office, PLLC to schedule an initial, obligation free consultation.