Doctors have state-of-the-art tools at their disposal to identify and diagnose prostate cancer at an early stage. But too often, they either fail to order the appropriate tests, order a test but don’t read the results, or fail to interpret test results correctly. This sort of medical malpractice can have devastating effects. Instead of being diagnosed early, when treatment can work, cancerous tumors are allowed to grow and spread for months or even years.
According to the , New York had the largest number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed in the country in the last decade, with almost 16,000 suits filed against healthcare professionals between 2012 and 2022. Doctors across the state routinely fail to provide adequate care for their patients by misinterpreting test results or failing to treat a patient properly.
If you’re worried about who will take care of your family should your cancer prove fatal, 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.
