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Early detection of cancer is important in giving the patient a better chance of recovery, improving quality of life and increasing survival rates after treatment. Unfortunately, many cancer sufferers discover they have the illness when it is well advanced often due to healthcare professionals missing the early warning signs. Cancer misdiagnosis is one of the most common types of Medical Negligence compensation claims in the UK.

Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are used to treat cancer and whilst many patients make a complete recovery, the toll taken on the body can be high. Early detection can reduce the severity of treatment and increase quality of life and survival rates. It is therefore essential that the cancer is picked up as soon as possible.

There can be many reasons why a patient is misdiagnosed as not having cancer or why there is a delay in diagnosis which worsens the disease. Common mistakes include not following up on the patient’s genuine complaints, erronious test results, misreading of test results or X-rays, lost records and not referring the patient to a specialist. These issues can indicate that there has been medical negligence that can ultimately lead to the cancer advancing thereby requiring more severe and uncomfortable treatment.

If you think that you are the victim of medical negligence because your doctor did not diagnose, or misdiagnosed cancer, you will need to discuss the possibility of a claim for compensation with a specialist medical negligence solicitor.

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