Phoenix Failure to Diagnose Cancer Attorney

Early detection and treatment of cancer can significantly improve a cancer patient's prognosis. However, a doctor's failure to diagnose cancer or a delayed diagnosis of cancer can mean valuable treatment opportunities are missed until it is too late. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 562,340 people lost their battle with cancer in 2009. If you believe a loved one endured unnecessary suffering or died as a result of a doctor's failure to diagnose and treat cancer, it is important to talk with an experienced medical malpractice lawyer. The Phoenix personal injury and wrongful death law firm of Knapp & Roberts is here to help your family through this difficult time.

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Since 1991, the law office of Knapp & Roberts has been dedicated to helping clients who have suffered serious injuries, illness, and premature death caused by the negligence of others. When doctor error results in a misread test or a patient's symptoms and complaints are not taken seriously, we make it our priority to tell our client's story and how the missed or delayed cancer diagnosis affected their family.

We hold medical professionals accountable for negligence that leads to a misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose cancer, such as:

• Failure to respond to a patient's complaints
• Failure to consider a patient's family health history
• Failure to request adequate tests
• Misinterpretation of test results
• Failure to refer to a specialist
• Misdiagnosis of a tumor as a cyst or other abnormality
• Other medical negligence

Our medical malpractice law firm represents individuals who are suffering the painful effects of skin cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, testicular cancer, sarcoma, and other cancers. We also provide dedicated legal counsel to families who have lost a loved one to cancer.

A cancer diagnosis is emotionally painful, regardless of the stage or prognosis. Some cancers may go unnoticed simply because symptoms did not surface until the condition had progressed to advanced stages. Other cancers attack so aggressively that treatment is ineffective. However, if doctors should have been capable of diagnosing cancer sooner, and an earlier diagnosis would have made a difference in the prognosis or treatment, we have the experience, legal knowledge, and trial skills to prove it.

For more general information, see our Medical Malpractice Information Center.

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