$500,000 Settlement In Malpractice Case Over Delayed Diagnosis Of Prostate Cancer
Should you believe you might have a delayed diagnosis case speak right away with a cancer attorney for metastatic prostate cancer and other kinds of cancers including advanced colon cancer, stage 4 breast cancer and advanced cervical cancer. To illustrate, consider the discussion below of a reported case of a patient whose prostate cancer was not diagnosed until it had by then progressed outside the gland even though his physician had data highly suspicious of cancer for from 1 to 3 years before the man’s diagnosis. The malpractice claim was based on the allegation of a delay of between 1 and 3 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 (in the normal range) and yet his physician determined that there was a slight firmness on the left portion of the prostate. The doctor did nothing then to inform the individual of this or to rule cancer out as the reason for the abnormal examination of the gland. Then eleven months before his diagnosis the man’s doctor ordered a PSA test which had a result that was abnorma at 4.18 although this time he found nothing abnormal on the physical examination of the prostate. Again, in spite of this, the doctor took no action. It was not until the third year following the initial finding that the man’s physician finally referred him to a Urologist (who found the cancer) after a PSA of 6.8. By the time of the diagnosis, it turned out\ the man had advanced prostate cancer that had spread outside the gland. The man went forward with a case against his family doctor for the delayed diagnosis of the cancer.
The physician argued that he had not gotten a copy of the PSA test and therefore he was not aware of the increase in the man’s PSA. The doctor additionally took the position that the patient was not injured (suffered no harm) from the delay.
The law firm that represented the man reported that a settlement was attained with the physician. The reported amount of the settlement was $500,000.
The material in this article is not meant to be taken as either medical or legal advice. It is solely intended as general information. If you have any health concerns seek advice from a physician immediately.
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