Were you or a loved one a victim of cancer misdiagnosis?

Diagnosis of cancer as early as possible is imperative for treatment and survival. Many doctors fail to diagnose cancer by failing to order proper tests, or by misreading tests. If treatment is delayed, the patient may need much more extensive surgery, chemotherapy or radiation than they might otherwise have needed. Early diagnosis of cancer can mean the difference between life and death.

Breast cancer is one of the most commonly misdiagnosed cancers. Early diagnosis of breast cancer is critical to start treatment and increase chances for survival before the cancer spreads. Some tests for diagnosis of breast cancer include self-examination or physical breast examination by a doctor, mammography, ultrasound, computerized tomography, fine needle aspiration and biopsy. Misread mammograms are often the cause for cancer misdiagnosis.

Other types of cancer that are commonly misdiagnosed are ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, prostate cancer, colon/rectal cancer, hemopoietic (primarily lymphomas), lung/thoracic cancer, and melanoma/skin cancer. The emotional and physiological impact on a patient who finds out too late they have terminal cancer can be catastrophic.

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