Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis in Illinois

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Misdiagnosing cancer can be extremely dangerous and is often deadly. Some of the most risky cancer misdiagnoses are those involving breast cancer, which is largely treatable, until diagnosis is delayed for too long. In these cases, it often spreads throughout the body to a point where it can no longer be treated. Unfortunately, this very serious condition is one of the most commonly misdiagnosed diseases in our nation, which results in the suffering of thousands of women every year. If you or a loved one has breast cancer that was misdiagnosed, please call Chicago medical malpractice attorney Joseph M. Dooley today.

If a patient with breast cancer is misdiagnosed, she may receive delayed treatment or even receive no treatment. This can mean more invasive and risky procedures to treat the cancer or it may mean she has no options to save her life at all. Because this risk is so high, breast cancer misdiagnosis victims are often awarded the largest settlements of all malpractice cases a Chicago medical malpractice lawyer may handle.

A similar problem that can often be just as dangerous occurs when someone who does not have cancer is told she has breast cancer. In these cases, the patient may suffer through radiation, chemotherapy, surgery and other drastic treatments unnecessarily. This is an unacceptable practice for the medical industry and anyone who has gone through such a terrible experience should immediately contact a Chicago medical malpractice attorney who can help file a claim against the doctors responsible.

Doctors should always be certain of a condition, or a lack of condition, before making a diagnosis or ruling out a condition. When they fail to do so, they not only commit malpractice, they also jeopardize the life of the patient involved. If you or a loved one has been victimized through a breast cancer misdiagnosis, please call a Chicago medical malpractice lawyer as soon as possible.

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