Prostate cancer occurs when the cells of the prostate grow at an uncontrollable rate. Suffering from prostate cancer can be a difficult and traumatic event for you and your family; however, if correctly diagnosed and caught early, over 90% of prostate cancer cases are treated successfully.
Unfortunately, some cases of prostate cancer are misdiagnosed. If this is the case, you may be able to claim for clinical negligence.
Prostate cancer: treatment and misdiagnosis
Cancer misdiagnosis is a very common clinical negligence claim. It is important to be aware of the legal options available if you want to pursue a negligence claim over misdiagnosed prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer treatment can be misdiagnosed due to a variety of reasons. Medical records may have been lost or even misinterpreted. There may have been a failure to refer to other experts who would have helped with a diagnosis or even a failure to react to a patient's own concerns over the cancer diagnosis. In some cases, a patient may be diagnosed with prostate cancer when they are not actually suffering from the illness at all.
The results of any case of misdiagnosed prostate cancer can include unnecessary suffering for the patient and their family. If your prostate cancer is misdiagnosed, you may be able to claim compensation for clinical negligence.
Claiming for clinical negligence
Contact Legal Advice Helpline on 0800 612 3042 for information on cases of misdiagnosed prostate cancer. We can put you in touch with appropriate service providers and solicitors who specialise in clinical negligence and prostate cancer claims. Call our helpline for more information or browse online to find out more about misdiagnosed illness.