Nassau County Breast Cancer Lawyer

A breast cancer diagnosis is disheartening. However, when detected in the early stages, there is a higher chance of complete recovery from breast cancer. If your doctor fails to diagnose your breast cancer, misdiagnoses it as something else, or delays the diagnosis so that you miss out on early treatments, your cancer could progress and lead to complications, serious illness, and even death that could have been avoided.

A Nassau County breast cancer lawyer is here to listen to your concerns and help you decide if there is enough evidence to file a claim against the negligent party. At Duffy & Duffy, PLLC, we have a team of professional medical malpractice attorneys to help you get the compensation you deserve.

Types of Errors that Could Lead to a Misdiagnosis or Failure to Diagnose

Many different people who work in the medical profession could be responsible for a breast cancer misdiagnosis. A primary care physician could have missed an obvious symptom during an annual exam or failed to follow up on a complaint that the patient expressed. The doctor who reads mammograms could have misread the screening or failed to follow up with more tests.

If a tumor had been detected, the doctor could have mistaken it for a benign tumor and failed to order a biopsy or other testing. A doctor may have blatantly ignored a family history of breast cancer and not recommend appropriate testing.

When this type of medical failure occurs, it can be life-changing. A breast cancer patient may have to endure years of additional treatment, pay many more medical bills than expected, and experience a loss of wages due to being unable to work. Sadly, a breast cancer patient whose cancer was not detected early could die and leave their family shattered and heartbroken.

An attorney in Nassau County could compile evidence to ensure a person gets the compensation they deserve after a breast cancer misdiagnosis.

Treatments that May Occur After a Late Diagnosis

When breast cancer is not diagnosed in the early stages, the cancer has time to progress and requires more drastic treatments, which could include:

• Chemotherapy
• Radiation
• Hormone therapy
• Mastectomy

All of these treatments can be life-saving, but they also can have devastating side effects. For example, chemotherapy patients may experience nausea, vomiting, hair loss, and dental problems, among other alarming side effects. Radiation patients could experience infertility, increased risk of stroke, and osteoporosis.

Hormone therapy could lead to blood clots and menopausal symptoms. These are just a few things that may have been avoided altogether had an error not been made in the breast cancer diagnosis.

Compensation in a Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis Case

Damages in a breast cancer misdiagnosis case could be monetary, such as loss of wages, medical expenses, and future expenses for ongoing medical treatments. Damages may also include non-monetary losses, such as years of pain and sickness, emotional distress, and the loss of bodily functions once the cancer progresses throughout the body. Some breast cancer patients lose their breasts, which can feel humiliating.

All of these losses may have been avoidable, and a seasoned breast cancer lawyer in Nassau County could help fight for compensation. The amount of compensation depends on how the disease impacted a person’s financial situation and the severity of the disease on their life due to the misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose.

Choose a Compassionate and Knowledgeable Breast Cancer Attorney to Guide You During this Difficult Time

Duffy & Duffy is here to help you. If you or a loved one has experienced the sad effects of breast cancer misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose, you may be entitled to compensation. Contact a Nassau Count breast cancer lawyer today, and start looking forward to getting justice for the wrongs that were done to you. Call now to schedule a free and confidential case evaluation.