In the event that you feel you may be a victim of advanced cancer as a result of medical malpractice consult as soon as possible with a cancer lawyer for metastatic prostate cancer and various forms of cancers like metastatic breast cancer, stage 4 colon cancer and stage 4 cervical cancer. For instance, think about the discussion below of a reported case of a patient whose prostate cancer was not diagnosed until it had by then progressed beyond the gland despite the fact that his physician had information that was highly suspicious of cancer for approximately 1 to 3 years before the man’s diagnosis. The case was based on the allegation of a lapse of time of from one and three years in finding the male patient’s prostate cancer.
Three years prior to his diagnosis the man’s PSA had only been a 2.35 (within normal limits) and yet his doctor documented a slight firmness on the left side of the prostate. The physician did nothing at that time to inform the patient of this or to rule cancer out as the cause of the abnormal examination of the gland. Then eleven months before his diagnosis the patient’s doctor ordered a PSA test which came back elevated at 4.18 however this time he noted nothing abnormal on the physical examination of the prostate. Once more, in spite of this, the doctor took no action. It was not until the third year after the initial finding that the man’s doctor finally referred him to a Urologist (who diagnosed the cancer) after a PSA of 6.8. By the time of the diagnosis, it turned out\ the the man had prostate cancer metastasis outside the gland. The man pursued a lawsuit against his family doctor for the delayed diagnosis of the cancer.The law firm that represented the man documented that a settlement was attained with the doctor. The settlement occurred over 7 years subsequent to the man’s diagnosis and he had not had a recurrence of the cancer up to that time.The reported sum of the settlement was $500,000.
The above is not meant to be taken as medical advice. It is also not legal advice. It is only meant to be basic information. For any health issues check with a physician at once.
