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Scott C.
Gottlieb
Injury Law Attorney
29 Riverside Drive
Binghamton, NY 13905
Phone: 607-724-7700
Fax: 607-724-5370 |
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Welcome to the Cancer Misdiagnosis page for Scott C.
Gottlieb, Injury Law Attorney. We represent victims
and their families who have been damaged by medical
error and misdiagnosis. Our firm's philosophy is to
provide quality legal services while treating each
client with care and respect. We help our clients
decide whether it is more prudent to fight or to
settle a case in order to obtain the maximum awards.
We will fight for you!
The key to the successful treatment of cancer is an
early diagnosis. A failure to diagnose cancer in its
early stages or a delay in diagnosing cancer until
after it has been present for a long period of time
often results in death.
In 1999, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a
disturbing report citing medical mistakes as the 8th
leading cause of death in the United States and
ranking them above fatalities caused by automobile
accidents, breast cancer and AIDS. Other medical
literature estimates that as many as 30,000
diagnostic errors occur nationally every year. In
response to these findings, major federal and
private-sector healthcare initiatives were
instituted to protect patients. Regrettably, these
actions and safeguards come too late to benefit many
victims.
Damages resulting from physician error happen more
often and can be more extensive than many realize.
While doctors' improper diagnoses are seldom
intentional, their lack of intent provides little
comfort to those confronted with a life-altering
judgment of cancer. Misdiagnosed patients are often
subjected to unnecessary, harmful, painful and
expensive treatments. Untreated cancer can kill, and
innocent mistakes can cause curable cancers to
remain untreated and dangerous. A cancer
misdiagnosis also has the potential to cause victims
to develop other physical and psychological
conditions that require future treatment -
contributing to financial hardship and severely
inhibiting the victims' ability to sustain
meaningful employment.
Cancer misdiagnosis can most frequently be
attributed to:
- A
cancerous (or malignant) tumor is identified as
non-cancerous (or benign).
- A
cancerous lesion is missed in the biopsy
procedure.
- Failure
to refer a patient to a specialist for further
testing.
- A
malignant tumor is misclassified as to type or
misgraded as to aggressiveness.
- Specimens
are mishandled by pathology, or improperly read
or interpreted.
- Failure
to follow up with a patient if cancer should
have been suspected.
- Failure
to adequately screen for increased risk patients
(age/ethnicity/family or personal
history/gender).
- Failure
to understand or notice the nature of a
patient's complaints.
If
you feel that you or a loved one has suffered
because of a cancer misdiagnosis, turn to Scott C.
Gottlieb, Injury Law Attorney. Our firm works with
medical and economic experts to help prepare your
case. We treat each client with care and respect. We
also provide assistance with other legal problems
that arise during the pendency of the case. Call our
24-hour answering service at (607) 724-7700 or
contact us via our online contact
form. All calls and inquiries are responded to
the same day, usually within one hour. There is no
case-review cost.
Experience Counts. Our overall goal is to establish
our office as the best office to hire if you want
compensation for your case. We base this on our
experience and past results.
Cancer
Misdiagnosis Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Free Cancer Misdiagnosis
Case Evaluation
Personal Injury Glossary
Medical Malpractice Glossary
Wrongful Death Glossary
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