Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims

If something goes wrong with your cancer treatment, or there is a cancer misdiagnosis, you might have a compensation claim for medical negligence.

Legal support for Cancer misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis

The key to successful cancer treatment is often in catching the disease early. It can be hard to spot, but there are various signs and symptoms which doctors should investigate quickly. If your cancer is misdiagnosed, or you suffer a delayed cancer diagnosis, the consequences can be devastating. If you feel your treatment was below standard, our medical negligence specialists can help you move forward.

Types of cancer medical negligence claims

There are a range of ways in which mistakes can be made, including:

  • misdiagnosed cancer
  • delayed cancer diagnosis
  • delayed referral to a specialist or to the incorrect specialist 
  • delayed investigation following tests for cancer
  • misinterpretation of a biopsy for cancer
  • misinterpretation of a scan for cancer
  • misinterpretation of a smear for cancer
  • delayed treatment of cancer or failure to provide the correct treatment

Over the years, our specialist medical negligence solicitors have successfully advised on claims relating to many different types of cancer, including:

 

We could not fault the service provided by the whole team at Tees. Responsive, supportive and extremely professional throughout and the success in the case and the justice achieved was what we wanted.

How a compensation claim can help

You may feel very worried about the future for yourself and your family. You could be entitled to financial compensation which can help to take the pressure off at a very stressful time.

Plus, you may have lasting complications, require ongoing treatment or need additional surgery in the future. Financial compensation could help provide security and stability for the future, including provision for your care requirements.

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Call us for a free, confidential, no obligation chat, or fill out our enquiry form and we will let you know how we can help. We can also visit you at home if you wish.

Our medical negligence lawyers are based in:

  • Cambridgeshire: Cambridge
  • Essex: Brentwood, Chelmsford and Saffron Walden
  • Hertfordshire: Bishop’s Stortford and Royston

But we can help you wherever you are in England and Wales.

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