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Phoenix Medical Malpractice Lawyer

Serving the greater Phoenix area, Mesa, and surrounding cities

Malpractice payouts by physicians and their insurers were a mere $4.5 billion in 2001 – less than 1% of the country’s overall health care costs of $1.4 trillion.


National Practitioner Data Bank, as quoted in Business Week, March 3, 2003

cancerMisdiagnosis is one of the most common types of medical errors and the most prevalent cause of medical malpractice in cancer cases. Missed or delayed diagnosis can result in a failure to treat cancer. When cancer spreads, a patient faces harsher therapies and possibly wrongful death.

According to a recent study reported by Forbes, doctors misdiagnose 12% of cancer cases, missing the fact that cancer exists during early diagnosis. Medical malpractice through failed diagnosis occurs frequently with breast cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, and prostate cancer. Because colon cancer has no apparent symptoms, physicians frequently do not detect it until later stages, which is why so many patients die from colon cancer.

If you or a loved one has cancer and suspect medical malpractice, you should consult a medical malpractice lawyer as soon as possible. Call 480-898-9700 or contact a medical malpractice lawyer online today to discuss your potential case; the initial consultation is free. If you are unable to travel, a personal injury lawyer can visit you in the hospital or at your home.

Common medical errors that frequently result in cerebral palsy include:

  • Failure to recognize fetal distress and perform a C-section
  • Delayed delivery
  • Failure to recognize high blood pressure related to pregnancy
  • Excessive or improper use of a vacuum extractor or forceps
  • Failed diagnosis/treatment of infant seizures
  • Failed diagnosis/treatment of jaundice
  • Failed diagnosis/treatment of meningitis

An experienced medical malpractice lawyer can answer your questions and help you understand if cerebral palsy resulted from medical malpractice. If you are unable to travel, a personal injury attorney can visit you in the hospital or at your home.

Call 480-898-9700 or contact a medical malpractice lawyer online today to discuss your potential case; the initial consultation is free.

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Margaret Carty