Physician Settles For $500,000 With Man For Delaying Diagnosis Of Prostate Cancer For 3 Years
If you feel you may be a victim of advanced cancer a consequence of medical malpractice consult as soon as possible with a cancer lawyer for metastatic prostate cancer and other kinds of cancers for example stage 4 breast cancer, stage 4 colon cancer and metastatic cervical cancer. To illustrate, think about the discussion below of a reported case of a man diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer despite the fact that his doctor had test results that were highly suggestive of cancer for between 1 to 3 years before the man’s diagnosis. The case involved the allegation of a delay of from one and three years in finding the man’s cancer.
In the course of this time, the man’s family doctor had at different times noted a slight firmness on the left of the prostate and a PSA of 4.18 (a near doubling of the person’s PSA from two years earlier). However, the physician had not advised the man that there were abnormal prostate cancer screening test results that were that raised suggested he had cancer, had not sent the man to a specialist, and had not ordered any diagnostic testing (such as a biopsy) to determine whether the abnormal test results were due to cancer or to a benign reason. It was three years following the initial finding that the man’s physician at last 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 metastatic prostate cancer. The man went forward with a malpractice claim against his family physician for the delayed diagnosis of the cancer.The law firm that handled this case published that a settlement was arrived at with the physician. The settlement took place over seven years following the patient’s diagnosis and he had not experienced a return of the cancer up to that time.The reported amount of the settlement was $500,000.
The material in this article is not meant as either medical or legal advice. The above is only intended as common information. For any health issues seek advice from a doctor at once.