If you have been incorrectly diagnosed with cancer, our medical malpractice lawyers in New York can help you. Contact the Manhattan firm of Toberoff, Tessler & Schochet.
Toberoff Tessler & Schochet, LLP
330 Seventh Avenue Suite 1201
New York, NY 10001
Toll Free: 800-673-3250
Local: 212-736-3250
Fax: 212-971-9067
Cancer misdiagnosis is an especially distressing form of medical malpractice . The lawyers at the Manhattan, New York firm of Toberoff, Tessler & Schochet have filed many lawsuits on behalf of victims of this specific form of negligence, helping them recover the compensation they deserve.
Cancer misdiagnosis occurs when a doctor makes the diagnosis of cancer for a patient who does not in fact suffer from this disease. While it may seem to an uninvolved observer that the misdiagnosed patient who does not actually suffer from a deadly cancer should feel nothing but relief when they are finally correctly diagnosed, this is not at all the case. In many instances, the patient has undergone painful and expensive medical treatment, such as chemotherapy, radiation, and sometimes even surgery, to mend a malady from which he or she never suffered. He or she has also undoubtedly undergone extensive mental torture at the thought of immanent illness or death, and must now suffer from the knowledge that the medical professional with whom they have entrusted their life has been negligent. Furthermore, if a diagnosis of cancer has been made erroneously, this means that the real cause of the patient’s ailments has most likely gone unaddressed and quite possibly could have worsened.
Patients who have been erroneously diagnosed with cancer face tremendous emotional and financial hardship. The emotional strain felt by patients who have been incorrectly diagnosed with cancer is severe, and the lack of trust they now feel regarding health care professionals is tragic and will affect them and their families for the rest of their lives. Plus, the patient is often still responsible for paying for expensive yet unnecessary medical care, plus any care he or she may need as a direct result of this error or to treat his or her actual illness once it is properly diagnosed.
Our cancer malpractice lawyers in Manhattan understand that there is no way to compensate for the fear and pain experienced by such victims, but we believe that victims can and should file a medical malpractice lawsuit against the guilty health care providers. In New York, it is possible for victims to recover compensation for all medical bills, for pain and suffering, loss of wages, and a number of other claims. If the medical professional’s misdiagnosis of cancer caused the wrongful death of a patient, then his or her family is entitled to compensation. While we do not presume that monetary compensation will atone for the emotional and physical trauma caused by a cancer misdiagnosis, it is our hope that it will ease financial worries, and allow victims and their families to focus on healing.
If you have been subjected to unnecessary tests, treatments, pain, or suffering as the result of a cancer misdiagnosis, contact the medical negligence lawyers at Toberoff, Tessler & Schochet . We have successfully litigated on behalf of victims of medical malpractice in lawsuits all over New York from our Manhattan law office. We will be happy to review your case free of charge, and we will guide you through this trying experience with compassion and understanding.