Late & Misdiagnosis of Cancer

Our approach to delayed diagnosis of cancer claims

Cancer develops through various stages. Where opportunities for diagnosis are missed and the condition has developed to a more advanced stage in the meantime, the delay will have made a difference to the outcome. Sometimes the effect is extremely serious. However a delay of a few months normally will not make a difference.

Our specialist medical negligence solicitors have won compensation for many people who had a delayed diagnosis of cancer because:

· X-rays and scans have been misinterpreted
· Tissue samples and smears have been wrongly interpreted by pathologists
· Adequate investigations have not been done

Substantial compensation has been won in claims for medical negligence arising from the delayed diagnosis of:
• Melanoma (Skin Cancer)
• Lung Cancer
• Bowel Cancer
• Cervical Cancer
• Breast Cancer
• Lymphoma (Cancer of the Lymph)
• Carcinoma
• Adenocarcinoma

Our approach to incorrect diagnosis of cancer

Other problems arise when patients are misdiagnosed with cancer. Some have undergone unnecessary procedures. Others have developed a severe psychological reaction to the belief that they were terminally ill.

Our expert medical negligence solicitors have won unusually high awards for patients who have wrongly been diagnosed with breast cancer and had breast tissue removed unnecessarily.

Contact us today to talk about your delayed or misdiagnosed cancer claim

Please call 0800 916 9049, email enquiries@rjw.co.uk or use the short online enquiry form.

With offices in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield, Cardiff and Edinburgh RJW can offer immediate and accessible representation anywhere in the UK. 

Our expert medical negligence solicitors will be able to advise you on funding options for your medical negligence claim and  potential time constraints.