There is currently no routine screening process for early detection of ovarian cancer. However, if there is a family history of ovarian cancer or breast cancer at a young age, or multiple generations of colon, pancreatic or prostate cancer, your doctor should recommend genetic counseling and testing.
If you believe your doctor either failed to order the appropriate tests, ordered a test but didn’t read the results, or failed to interpret the test results correctly, . If a doctor’s negligence resulted in your ovarian cancer progressing or in a worsening of your prognosis, then you may be entitled to compensation for your pain, suffering, and medical bills.
• Failed to properly learn and respond to your pertinent family history.
• Failed to recommend genetic testing or perform a transvaginal ultrasound and biopsy
• Failed to perform the tests typically recommended for patients with similar symptoms.
• Failed to order appropriate follow-up tests.
• Treatment was delayed because your cancer was initially misdiagnosed.
• A specimen/biopsy collection error resulted in inconclusive results or needed to be repeated, resulting in delayed treatment.
• Your lab work was misreported or misinterpreted.
• You had an abnormal test result, but follow-up care was not given.
• Ovarian cancer was diagnosed correctly, but treatment was not offered, delayed, or inappropriate for your stage or other health conditions.
If you’re worried about who will take care of your family when you’re gone, or if you’re worried about how you’ll pay for your medical bills, about the compensation you might be able to recover if your doctor failed to make a timely diagnosis of your cancer. See we have obtained for our clients due to their doctors’ failure to diagnose their cancer early.
*Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Clients come to see us after they’ve received the worst news they can ever hear. We never forget this or that a courtroom success or settlement in our client’s favor has the power to change a family’s life and give them the ability to start to pick up the pieces and move on with their lives as best they can.
