Oncologist Malpractice Attorneys

The term medical malpractice refers to when doctors, nurses, and/or any other healthcare professionals fail to provide their patients with the necessary treatment resulting in harm to the patient. This can include the failure to provide the patient with appropriate treatment, the failure to take prompt action to start treatment, or even providing substandard treatment.

General examples of medical malpractice can include the following:

• Failing to diagnose medical conditions
• Misdiagnosis (that is, giving a wrong diagnosis)
• Failing to scan or screen patients for certain conditions
• Failing to offer appropriate treatment options
• Providing the wrong treatment
• Performing the wrong surgery
• Not disinfecting surgical procedure, resulting in infections

With cancer, getting the necessary treatment in time makes the difference between life and death. When oncologists fail their patients, cancer can spread, and the likelihood of survival decreases significantly. When an oncologist makes a mistake, patients are more likely to lose their battle with cancer.

Examples of oncologist malpractice can include the following:

• Failing to contact the patient with test results
• Failing to interpret results correctly
• Giving the patient the wrong results
• Failing to explain what results mean
• Failing to start treatment promptly
• Performing the wrong surgery
• Not performing the surgery correctly
• Failing to remove all of the cancerous growth
• Failing to provide the patient with the necessary follow-up care
• Failing to perform the necessary scans to ensure that tumor removal was successful
• Failing to perform routine scans/screening to identify any recurring cancer
• Rescheduling important appointments and delaying treatment

Possible Harm Associated with Oncologist Malpractice – when oncologists do not exercise their due diligence and provide substandard care – or no care at all – cancer patients can be at high risk of harm. Oncologist malpractice can result in delayed diagnosis, delayed treatment, or untreated cancer. Since early detection and treatment is so important for survival, any medical error that delays diagnosis or treatment can prove to be very dangerous. Cancer can spread, treatment success rate can decrease, and prognosis can worsen, for example. In other words, the cancer can become more advanced and more difficult to treat, requiring more aggressive treatment and even more invasive surgeries. In addition to physical harm, affected patients could potentially suffer extensive mental and emotional harm.

Yes, you could have the right to file a lawsuit for oncologist malpractice. This will be based on the medical team’s failure to exercise the highest degree of skill to treat patients without causing them harm. When oncologists and other medical professionals fail to exercise their duty of care to patients and negligently cause harm, they can be liable of medical malpractice and can be sued. For more information about your right to file a medical malpractice lawsuit, contact the experts here at our law firm today.

Yes, based on the details surrounding your claim, you could be entitled to receive compensation. What could you receive? The specific value of these claims and the compensation available for recovery is based on the facts surrounding each case. Some of the categories available for recovery could include the following:

• Medical expenses
• Lost income
• Pain and suffering
• Funeral and burial costs
• Loss of consortium
• Punitive damages
• Legal fees

Although you might have many questions about the possible value of your claim, it is important that you understand that the only way to fully place a possible value on your claim is to find a lawyer to evaluate the case details. In general, oncology medical malpractice lawsuits can be high value as damages can be extensive. Claimants can recover anywhere from $500,000 t0 $1.5 million – or even more. For more information about the possible value of your claim, contact us today.

If you are thinking about pursuing a medical malpractice claim for the negligence of an oncologist, it is important that you seek legal assistance as soon as possible. All claims are subject to a statute of limitations, or a deadline to sue. If claimants do not file their claims on time, they could lose their right to sue entirely. So, how long do you have to pursue your claim? In California, medical malpractice claims are subject to a three-year statute of limitations, meaning that claimants only have three years to file their claims. To ensure that you have a through understanding of the time that you have to file your claim, contact us today. Our lawyers are ready to guide you every step of the way.

If you or a member of your family suffered harm associated with the negligence of an oncologist, please do not hesitate to reach out to the experts here at our law firm as soon as possible. Our team here at the Downtown L.A. Law Group have decades of experience and are ready to provide you with the guidance that you need to begin or continue your medical malpractice claim. Our medical malpractice lawyers are committed to fighting for your rights and getting you justice.

To remain accessible to anyone looking into pursuing a medical malpractice claim, our law firm offers free case evaluations. These include free consultations and free second opinions. During these free legal services, our lawyers will be available to answer all your questions and address all your concerns. Essentially, our medical malpractice experts will be available to provide you with all the information that you might need to either begin or continue your claim. To benefit from these free legal services, contact us today.

Zero-Fee Guarantee: our team offers a Zero-Fee Guarantee, which ensures that our clients will not be required to pay any upfront legal costs for our legal services. In addition, our law firm works on a contingency structure, so our clients will not be responsible for paying legal costs if their claims are not successful.

If you are ready to explore the legal options available to you, contact us today.

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