Failure to Diagnose

Have you suffered from a doctor's failure to diagnose cancer?

Our lawyers too often listen to a story of a family's loss because of a doctor's negligent failure to diagnose cancer, a bacterial infection, sepsis, a heart attack or another treatable condition correctly or a delayed diagnosis that prevents effective treatment. This failure to provide a professional standard of care is medical malpractice and may entitle the victim and the victim's family to a claim.

If you would like to discuss a physician's misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose a condition with a lawyer please contact our office and arrange a free consultation.

Cancer, heart disease and infections are often treatable if diagnosed correctly

X-rays, MRI scans, chemotherapy, radiation, lumpectomy, surgical removal of tumors, stroke and heart medications, antibiotics—we live in a time when science has provided the medical profession with remarkable tools to fight disease. However a failure to diagnose or a misdiagnosis of a condition because of the carelessness of an emergency room doctor, referring physician or radiologist may delay treatment until it is too late. Science is only useful if employed correctly.

A patient may do everything recommended by the medical profession: have an uncomfortable diagnostic test such as a colonoscopy or mammogram on schedule; report unexplained bleeding or lumps to his or her doctor; and have recommended dental/oral exams, eye exams and physicals. Yet if the radiologist or another physician misreads or ignores the X-rays or test results the result is failure to diagnose colon cancer, breast cancer or another serious condition correctly. Now the cancer may metastasize, spreading throughout the patient's body, or a tumor may grow so it cannot be removed, and the patient faces an early death, permanent disfigurement or much more rigorous treatment than otherwise would have been necessary.

If your family is suffering because of a medical professional's failure to diagnose a condition, or a delayed diagnosis that rendered treatment ineffective, we will do all we can to help.

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We work on a contingency basis.  This means that you are only asked to pay if we are successful in achieving a positive outcome for you.  Call 312-445-9101 or toll free at 888-489-5581 or contact us online today to discuss your case with an experienced attorney.  From our law offices in Chicago, the personal injury attorneys of Dinizulu Law Group, Ltd. help people across Chicagoland, greater Illinois and the United States.