A cancer attorney commonly encounters what are often called delayed diagnosis lawsuits. These claims happen if a physician fails to properly identify an individual’s cancer either because the physician ignores the person’s symptoms or fails to comply with appropriate screening guidelines. The leading cancers with which failure to screen cases come up include: prostate cancer, [...]
A cancer attorney commonly encounters what are often called delayed diagnosis lawsuits. These claims happen if a physician fails to properly identify an individual’s cancer either because the physician ignores the person’s symptoms or fails to comply with appropriate screening guidelines. The leading cancers with which failure to screen cases come up include: prostate cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, and cervical cancer. Screening tests exist for these cancers to, often, discover the cancer before the patient has symptoms.
Think about, for example, colon cancer. There are a number of tests that can be done to discover the existence of cancer in the colon when it is in the early stages, sometimes even before the cells turn cancerous. The Fecal Blood Occult Test (FBOT) and sigmoidoscopies are often employed in conjunction with one another by visually checking the sigmoid part of the colon and checking for the presence of blood in the stool. The colonoscopy is a test that enables a doctor to work with a flexible scope with a camera in the front to visually examine the full length of the colon for the presence of cancer. Unless there is a family history of colon cancer or the person having symptoms, doctors commonly suggest that screening begin at age fifty. The reasoning is an attempt to diagnose the cancer before it spreads and becomes stage 4 colon cancer.
A different example is prostate cancer. The 2 main tests used for screening are the physical examination of the gland and the PSA blood test. A physical examination of the gland may show the presence of any abnormalities that may be due to cancer. The blood test checks the levels of an antigen known to become elevated in men with prostate cancer. Since other factors can also lead to heightened levels of the antigen, physicians commonly recommend that a biopsy be done if the test comes back high to check for cancer. The idea is to detect the cancer before it spreads outside of the gland becoming advanced prostate cancer.
The information in this article is intended for general educational uses only. It is not meant as, nor should it be taken to be, medical or legal advise. For any health or medical concerns consult a physician without delay. And if you think you may be the victim of medical malpractice contact a lawyer instantly as the law limits the amount of time within which you can pursue a case.
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