Louisville Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis Lawyer

When you’re battling breast cancer, you expect your doctors to give you the best chance of beating it. When they fail to provide the standard of care and cause a delayed diagnosis or misdiagnosis, the results can be devastating. You deserve fair compensation, and a Louisville breast cancer misdiagnosis lawyer from McCoy & Hiestand, PLC can help.

Our legal team can file an insurance claim or a lawsuit to help you recover your medical bills and access the continued care you need. Our Louisville medical malpractice lawyers can handle the legal process while you focus on healing.

Reach out to us today to discuss your options during a free initial consultation. Our lawyers have 60 years of combined experience between them, and we are ready to help you hold a negligent medical professional accountable.

How Our Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis Attorneys Can Prove Medical Negligence

Breast cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed forms of cancer, making timely and accurate detection absolutely critical. However, medical negligence can lead to a delayed or missed diagnosis of breast cancer, robbing patients of their best chances for effective treatment and survival.

Examples of medical negligence our Louisville personal injury lawyers have discovered in cases of breast cancer misdiagnosis include:

• Failure to properly evaluate suspicious breast lumps, skin changes, or nipple discharge
• Misreading or disregarding abnormal mammogram results
• Errors in analyzing biopsy samples or pathology reports
• Neglecting to order appropriate follow-up testing like ultrasounds or MRIs
• Inadequate assessment of the patient’s personal and family risk factors

In some cases, the diagnostic process itself can be complicated by factors like dense breast tissue that obscures masses, overlapping shadows on imaging studies, or variations in the appearance of tumors. A competent medical professional should account for these challenges to ensure an accurate diagnosis.

Our Legal Team Is Dedicated to Holding Liable Parties Accountable

When breast cancer goes undiagnosed or is detected late due to negligence, the consequences can be dire. The disease may progress to later stages, becoming more difficult to treat effectively. Patients can suffer through more aggressive treatments, diminished quality of life, and ultimately, reduced chances of survival.

Our Louisville breast cancer misdiagnosis attorneys will investigate all the factors that led to the delayed diagnosis and fight to hold the negligent provider accountable. Victims deserve justice and compensation for preventable harm stemming from medical malpractice.

Call us today to learn more about how our attorneys can help. We can get started building your case immediately after your complimentary consultation.

Kentucky is one of the states that set the strictest deadline to take legal action against a negligent medical professional. Kentucky Revised Statutes section 413.140(1)(e) typically only gives patients one year to file a medical malpractice lawsuit. If you miss this statute of limitations, you risk having the court dismiss your case, regardless of its validity.

Our breast cancer misdiagnosis attorneys in Louisville, KY, can help you meet this deadline by working on your case immediately after you contact us. We can keep an eye on the statutory clock while we negotiate with an insurer and have the paperwork ready to file if they fail to offer a fair settlement.

Our lawyers also work on contingency, which means you do not have to wait to save up money for upfront fees or hourly rates. Instead, we simply take a portion of your potential compensation at the end of your case. Under this arrangement, you can trust that we will pursue maximum compensation and give your case the attention it deserves.

Let Our Medical Malpractice Team Help if You Suffered Due to Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis

Fighting cancer of any kind requires a dedicated and competent team of medical professionals. There is little to no room for medical errors or delays. Our Louisville breast cancer misdiagnosis attorneys can help you recover compensation that can open the doors to the continued medical care you need.

At McCoy & Hiestand, PLC, we are dedicated to helping cancer patients and their families seek justice. Contact us now to access your complimentary, no-obligation consultation. We are available any day to take your call.