Filing a Lawsuit for Delayed Diagnosis of Bladder Cancer

Most cases of cancer in the bladder are easily diagnosed in the early stages and can be effectively treated.  Sometimes; however, a medical practitioner fails to give a proper diagnosis of the condition and the cancer can begin to spread to other locations in the body and cause serious harm.  In the event that the cancer is not diagnosed correctly because of a physician’s negligence, a medical malpractice lawsuit can be filed.

Symptoms and Diagnosis

As with all types of cancer, early diagnosis is essential to the successful treatment of the disease and so it is important to seek medical attention if you experience any of the following symptoms and are concerned about bladder cancer:

• Blood in urine
• Urinary tract infection
• Frequent urination
• Pain during urination
• Pain in back and/or abdominal area

If you do not think that you are being cared for appropriately and you suspect that the physician is acting negligently, then it is a good idea to get a second opinion for diagnosis from a physician you feel can be trusted.

Duty to Standard of Care

It is the duty of all medical practitioners to care for each of their patients according to an established standard.  It is their obligation to ensure that all the necessary tests for diagnosis are offered to their patients that any other physician would perform in a similar situation.  Failure to take these precautions and give a correct diagnosis is negligence on the part of the physician.

Probable Causation

For a case of negligence to be considered medical malpractice, it must be proven that the negligence was the direct cause of injury.  When diagnosis of bladder cancer is unnecessarily delayed, the patient will most likely suffer harm since he/she will not be given the proper treatment to stop the cancer from spreading.   The physician will have caused injury to the patient and therefore it is a case of medical malpractice.

Getting Legal Help

If you feel that you have been the victim of medical malpractice because of a delayed diagnosis of bladder cancer, then it is very important that you consult with an experienced attorney who can help you file a claim.  The attorney will be able to represent you in the litigation process that takes place in a medical malpractice lawsuit and help ensure that you are able to recoup on damages caused.