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What are the most common forms of medical malpractice in diagnosing or treating prostate cancer?

The probability that a man will die from prostate cancer is directly related to the stage of the malignancy when the cancer is diagnosed. If prostate cancer is detected and properly treated before the cancer has spread beyond the prostate, the chances of survival are significantly better than they are if the cancer is not detected until after it has spread. Any undue delay in diagnosing or treating prostate cancer can have tragic consequences. Unfortunately, too often or screening is not offered or performed , warning signs are ignored, and treatment is delayed. The following are among the more common forms of negligence or medical malpractice by physicians in diagnosing and/or treating prostate cancer:
  • Failing to perform a routine prostate examination and/or PSA blood test;
  • Failing to identify a cancerous mass in the prostate during a routine prostate examination;
  • Failing to test for prostate cancer when a patient exhibits symptoms that can be caused by prostate cancer;
  • Failing to order or perform a biopsy when the routine prostate examination and/or PSA blood test results are abnormal;
  • Misinterpreting the PSA blood test or biopsy results;
  • Failing to react to biopsy findings;
  • Failing to recommend appropriate treatment options; and
  • Failing to follow-up with the patient
The above are only examples and are by no means intended to be an exhaustive list of acts of malpractice.

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