From our offices in Hackensack and Manhattan, we serve individuals and businesses across northern New Jersey including Bergen County, Essex County, Union County, Middlesex County and Passaic County and the five boroughs of New York City.
Medical Malpractice in Delayed Diagnosis or Misdiagnosis
When a doctor misses telltale symptoms of cancer or fails to follow up on patient complaints, he may rob his patient of early opportunities to battle the tumor. The diagnosis may come too late to avert the damage or to save the person's life.
The law firm of Kirsch Gartenberg Howard LLP has held physicians and hospitals accountable for failure to diagnose cancer or other serious medical conditions. We handle medical malpractice cases in northern New Jersey and across New York City. Call us today for a free initial consultation.
Hackensack Misdiagnosis of Cancer Attorney
The initial symptoms of cancer may be mild or may mimic other illnesses. But doctors have a duty to investigate when a patient suspects something is wrong, especially when a mystery condition persists or gets worse. When a treatable cancer goes undiagnosed for months, the person may no longer be a candidate for surgery, chemotherapy or radiation to eradicate the cancer or stop its spread. The results can be devastating — terminal cancer, organ damage, infertility, chronic pain. Even with late stage or untreatable cancer, the person may suffer needlessly or be deprived of life-extending treatments.
Thomas Howard is a certified civil trial attorney with long experience in medical malpractice litigation. He and our team have handled failure to diagnose/misdiagnosis cases for breast cancer, cervical cancer, lung cancer and other malignancies, as well as delayed diagnosis of heart disease, life-threatening infections, pregnancy complications and other medical conditions.
We work with medical experts to trace the medical records and identify how medical providers deviated from standard practices:
- Failure to recognize symptoms of cancerous or pre-cancerous growths
- Dismissing patient complaints without further tests
- Failure to perform a biopsy
- Failure to refer to an oncologist
- Misreading X-rays, MRIs and other diagnostics
- Lab errors or lost lab reports
- False diagnosis leading to harmful treatments or unnecessary surgery
Bergen County Failure to Diagnose Cancer Lawyer
If you believe your loved one was deprived of early intervention or precious months of life because of a failure to diagnose, we can arrange a free case evaluation by our medical experts. Call 877-319-7488 to make an appointment at our offices in Hackensack (NJ) or Manhattan (NY)
