Failure to Diagnose Cervical Cancer
A diagnosis of cervical cancer is life-changing. After learning of it, the only thing more painful may be learning that it should have been caught sooner, potentially reducing the risk to your life, pain, and other losses. When a doctor makes mistakes that any other provider would not have, that is a form of medical malpractice.
Failure to diagnose cervical cancer is not acceptable. At Meinhart & Manning, our Louisville failure to diagnose attorneys can make sure those doctors pay for what happened to you.
Hiring a Skilled Attorney Is Critical
Insurance companies, doctors, nurses, and others take an oath to protect you when you rely on them for medical care. Mistakes can be life-ending. Yet, insurance adjusters will do everything they can to reduce any obligation to pay for your losses. Hiring our medical malpractice law firm levels the playing field, ensuring your voice is heard.
- Millions of dollars in recovery for our clients
- Extensive experience in medical malpractice cases
- Aggressive legal representation to maximize your claim recovery
With personalized legal support, our attorneys will find out if your doctor put you at risk. We will build your case with comprehensive legal evidence obtained from all available sources. Do not face the insurance company on your own.
Signs of Failure to Diagnose Cervical Cancer
Determining if your doctor could have diagnosed your condition earlier is not simplistic. With our team of experts, we can help you determine if your doctor should have caught your condition sooner. This may include through the use of routine screenings such as:
- Pap smear test
- HPV testing
- Colposcopy
- Biopsy
In addition to these factors, your doctor may be responsible for a failed diagnosis if they did complete such tests and asked all the right questions but failed to act in the expected manner at the results. A doctor or a nurse may not have collected tests in the right manner, or they may not have asked about family history.
Proving Medical Negligence Requires a High Level of Experience
To show that the doctor, hospital, nurse, or other medical provider is responsible for misdiagnosing you or failing to diagnose you in time, you must demonstrate that the doctor did not act in the same way any other medical provider in the same situation would have. To prove this, it is critical to understand:
- What best practices are for a doctor in your specific area
- What factors contributed to the doctor’s decisions
- What consequences did you suffer as a result of that negligence
- Who failed in the process, such as a lab tech, doctor, or nurse
As highly experienced medical malpractice lawyers, we will uncover who failed you and build a case for any losses you incurred. The consequences incurred as a result of misdiagnosis can be devastating, with a significant drop in survival rates and more aggressive cancer treatment essential. Without a timely diagnosis, your future may be more uncertain than it had to have been.
Contact Us Now for a Free Consultation to Discuss Your Case
Schedule a free consultation with Meinhart & Manning. Let our compassionate, dedicated medical malpractice lawyers advocate for you and for your best possible outcome. If you believe you are a victim of failure to diagnose cervical cancer, we strongly urge you to contact us today to explore the legal options available to you.