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Cancer Misdiagnosis / Late Diagnosis

Cancer Misdiagnosis / Late Diagnosis – Cancer is a devastating condition affecting  almost every family in Ireland. The shock of diagnosis is difficult to come to terms with, but it is especially distressing to learn that the condition could have been diagnosed and treated sooner. Talk to us today…

Legal help concerning

Cancer Misdiagnosis / Late Diagnosis

Cancer Misdiagnosis / Late Diagnosis – Cancer is a devastating condition affecting  almost every family in Ireland. The shock of diagnosis is difficult to come to terms with, but it is especially distressing to learn that the condition could have been diagnosed and treated sooner. Talk to us today…

Making a claim for compensation due to cancer misdiagnosis / late diagnosis?

We have been instructed by patients who had seen either their GP or a hospital specialist some months or even years before they were diagnosed with cancer and presented themselves for tests at a very early stage. Quite reasonably they consider that had they been diagnosed sooner they would have either had a better prognosis or may not have needed such radical or invasive treatment.

Not all cases of late diagnosis or cancer misdiagnosis result in a successful compensation claim. Our job in these cases is to find answers from specialists to see whether a claim may be made. Some cancers are aggressive and difficult to treat in any event with poor prospects of survival. With less common cancers, it can be difficult to diagnose and accordingly hard to bring a successful claim alleging medical negligence.

Each claim will be considered on its own facts depending on the period of delay, the prospects of effective treatment when diagnosis could have been made and the difference that delay may have made to the outcome.

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Different Cancer Claims

We are often asked to advise patients suffering from breast, prostate and cervical cancer but also have experience of delayed diagnosis of melanoma, brain tumours, lung cancer, stomach and gastrointestinal cancer, bladder and urological cancers, bowel cancer and Gynaecological cancers.

How can mistakes happen?

Some failures of cancer care arise because of non-referral by a GP or of misdiagnosis, where a hospital Consultant fails to identify malignancy, giving a patient a clean bill of health when they should not have done.

Other failures are sadly administrative and we have seen cases of worrying test results or radiology simply filed in a patient’s records without any follow up. Some patients with a chronic condition which might leave a predisposition to cancer and which needs surveillance are lost to follow up and in the intervening years develop malignant disease. We also see from time to time, errors in pathology where a number of patients have wrongly been given the all clear.

These types of medical errors are never easy to explain and should not happen but are devastating if a treatable cancer becomes terminal.

If you or a family member has been affected by a late cancer diagnosis or misdiagnosis and you think you may have a claim, call us, so we can help you!

Just making that call can make all the difference. Get in touch today to see how we can help you!

Just making that call can make all the difference. Get in touch today to see how we can help you!

How do I process a claim for compensation?

Winning a medical negligence case can take some time and requires in-depth knowledge and experience of the process. With Mullins & Treacy LLP, you’re guaranteed expert guidance and support every step of the  way.

To take the first step towards making your medical negligence claim, call Mullins & Treacy LLP today on 051 391488. Alternatively, use can use our Personal Injury Enquiry Form or our Book a Call form and one of our team will get in touch at a time to suit you.

In contentious business, a solicitor may not calculate fees or other charges as a percentage or proportion of any award or settlement.

How do I process a claim for compensation?

Winning a medical negligence case can take some time and requires in-depth knowledge and experience of the process. With Mullins & Treacy LLP, you’re guaranteed expert guidance and support every step of the  way.

To take the first step towards making your medical negligence claim, call Mullins & Treacy LLP today on 051 391488. Alternatively, use can use our Personal Injury Enquiry Form or our Book a Call form and one of our team will get in touch at a time to suit you.

In contentious business, a solicitor may not calculate fees or other charges as a percentage or proportion of any award or settlement.

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GET YOUR CASE STARTED TODAY

To discuss whether you may potentially be able to claim compensation for you or someone close to you, call Mullins & Treacy LLP today on 051 391488. Alternatively, use our call back form and one of our team will get in touch at a time to suit you.

GET YOUR CASE STARTED TODAY

To discuss whether you may potentially be able to claim compensation for you or someone close to you, call Mullins & Treacy LLP today on 051 391488. Alternatively, use our call back form and one of our team will get in touch at a time to suit you.