Doctor Ignores Abnormal Screening Test Results And Man Is Later Diagnosed With Advanced Prostate Cancer
If you feel you could have a delayed diagnosis case consult immediately with a cancer lawyer for advanced prostate cancer and other types of cancers for example metastatic colon cancer, metastatic breast cancer and advanced cervical cancer. To illustrate, consider the following review of a reported case of a male diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer despite the fact that his physician had test results that were highly suggestive of cancer for between one to three years before the man’s diagnosis. The malpractice claim involved the allegation of a lapse of time of between 1 and 3 years in detecting the man’s prostate cancer.
Throughout this time, the patient’s family doctor had at various times noted a slight firmness on the left of the prostate and a PSA of 4.18 (a virtually doubling of the patient’s PSA from two years earlier). But, the physician had not informed the man that there were abnormal prostate cancer screening test results suspicious for cancer, had not referred the man to a Urologist, and had not ordered any diagnostic testing (such as a biopsy) to figure out whether the abnormal test results were due to cancer or to a benign reason. It was not until the third year after the initial finding that the man’s physician finally referred him to a Urologist (who diagnosed the cancer) after a PSA of 6.8. By the time of the diagnosis, it turned out\ the man had advanced prostate cancer that had spread outside the gland. The man pursued a malpractice claim against his family physician for the delayed diagnosis of the cancer.The law firm that handled this claim reported that a settlement was reached with the physician. The settlement happened over 7 years subsequent to the man’s diagnosis and he had not experienced a recurrence of the cancer in that time.The reported amount of the settlement was $500,000.
The material in this article is not intended to be taken as either medical or legal advice. the preceeding is only intended as common information. If you have any health issues seek advice from a doctor at once.
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