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Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims

If you or your family have been affected by the late diagnosis or misdiagnosis of breast cancer, our team of expert medical negligence solicitors can help you pursue a claim for compensation.

To speak with one of our breast cancer misdiagnosis solicitors call 0800 358 3848 or complete our online enquiry form.

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Breast cancer generally presents as a lump in the breast. It should be diagnosed by a “triple test” of investigation:

  • Clinical examination
  • Mammogram
  • Biopsy (where a pathologist reviews a sample of cells under a microscope)

If the radiology or biopsy suggest malignancy, the woman should proceed to surgery within 2 weeks of diagnosis.

If breast cancer is diagnosed early the chance of being cured is normally good. Treatment includes surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and hormonal therapy. To succeed in a medical negligence claim you need to prove that the delay affected the outcome. Usually this means you need to prove that during the delay the cancer progressed to a more advanced stage. Therefore, delays of a few months are unlikely to be enough. However if cancer is left, it is likely to grow and can spread to other parts of the body. Mistakes in diagnosing breast cancer can therefore be very serious.

Breast cancer misdiagnosis

Breast cancer misdiagnosis claims may be brought for:

  • Failure to carry out an adequate examination
  • Failure to advise a patient to return if a suspicious lump changes or grows
  • Mistakes by pathologists in reviewing the tissue samples
  • Mistakes by radiologists in reviewing the mammogram
  • Mistaken diagnosis of breast cancer where a lump is actually benign resulting in unnecessary surgery (This may result in cosmetic deformity, lymphoedema and anxiety)

Why choose Fieldfisher's medical negligence team?

Settlements

We achieve record damages for people suffering serious injury following medical negligence. Last year, we recovered more than £200m in compensation claims.

Experience

We have more than 30 years' experience pursuing claims for people injured by medical negligence, clinical negligence, medical accidents and medical mistakes.

Recognised

We are ranked top tier in leading legal directories and regularly recognised in industry awards. We are accredited by APIL, panel members of AvMA and members of the Law Society’s Clinical Negligence Panel.

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For a free, no obligation call with one of our medical negligence experts, please dial 0800 358 3848 or complete our online enquiry form.