Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims

Cancer of any type is a devastating diagnosis and it is believed that 1 in 3 people in the UK will be diagnosed with a cancer of some type in our lives. The general rule is that the earlier the diagnosis is made the better the outcome will be. A delay of years or even months can be crucial for your outcome.

We represent bowel cancer patients throughout the UK who have sadly suffered injury, complications, and worse outcomes due to delayed diagnosis or incorrect treatment. A delay in the diagnosis of bowel cancer can have a serious impact on your health and your final outcome.

Thankfully, due to advances in science and improved awareness, the survival rate for breast cancer is now very high. Almost 80% of breast cancer patients will have a very good outcome from their treatment.

Since the introduction of the breast cancer screening programme, the chances of an early diagnosis have increased dramatically. Public awareness campaigns and charity education programmes have also made many more women aware of this condition and how to spot the early signs.

Unfortunately, despite all this good work it is still the case that 1 in 10 breast cancer diagnoses occur later than is optimal for the patient.

New advances in vaccination and a comprehensive screening programme will hopefully reduce the incidence of this type of cancer.

Nevertheless, several thousand new cases are reported each year in the UK. Some of these cases will sadly lead to a very poor outcome and often the patient is very young in these tragic cases.

Prostate cancer is becoming a very common cancer diagnosis in the UK – up to 40,000 men each year receive this diagnosis. The good news is that it is also one of the most survivable of all cancer diagnoses. Most UK oncologists agree that prostate cancer is very treatable if diagnosed in the early stages.

However, any delay in treatment could have a severe impact on life expectancy or the health of the patient.

Early diagnosis of prostate cancer will ensure that the treatment can be conservative – before the cancer has developed or spread. Perhaps surgery or radiotherapy could have been avoided with an earlier diagnosis. Or maybe the patient would have survived if the diagnosis had not been delayed. More information is available in the FAQ section of this page.

We are very aware of how distressing news of a cancer diagnosis can be. We are familiar with these types of cases having acted for patients and their families for forty years. Many of our solicitors are medically trained and they are all very aware of the impact of a cancer diagnosis of any type.

Thankfully, when caught early cancer can have little or no impact on the patient’s quality of life and final prognosis. On other occasions a late diagnosis can lead to the cancer spreading to other organs.