Late cancer diagnosis is an increasing issue and is one of the leading medical malpractice cases.  Late diagnosis can cause an array of health problems as well as financial issues for patients and loved ones.  Delay in diagnosing cancer can greatly reduce the survival rate of the patient and the length and quality of life. 

What Are Common Causes of Late Cancer Diagnosis?

The doctor does not take your concerns serious enough and therefore sends you home without ordering appropriate tests and screening. The doctor must be aware of all current signs and symptoms of early cancer development and must be able to ask the right questions and pick up on signs and symptoms.

Preventative Measures

It is always important to get a second opinion.  No one knows your body better than you.  If you are not feeling well and your regular doctor doesn't find anything wrong, go to another doctor for a second opinion.  It could save your life since the most important part of curing cancer is early detection. 

For women, it is important to get regular mammograms to prevent late breast cancer diagnosis.

What's Next?

If you or a loved one has recently been diagnosis with cancer and feel that the diagnosis was late, our team of Attorneys and doctors at Perantinides & Nolan are here for you.  With over 40 years of successful cases and in depth knowledge of medical malpractice and late cancer diagnosis cases,  we can get your the compensation you and your family deserve.

If you think you may have a case, contact us today.

Links and Resources

• Children Diagnosed With Cancer: Late Effects of Cancer Treatment 
• Angelina Jolie's Mastectomy Decision And Weighing Cancer Risks : Shots - Health News : NPR

Medical Malpractice

Your health is your most precious and irreplaceable asset. When you place your health in the care of medical professionals, you are essentially trusting them with your most priceless possession. In order to ensure that this trust is respected, health care providers are both legally and ethically bound to a rigorous standard of treatment that must be met every time they render their services. The failure to meet this standard, either accidentally or willfully, constitutes medical malpractice. Our attorneys in Akron, Ohio are experienced in all areas of medical malpractice law, having successfully tried numerous cases and achieved consistently superior results on behalf of their clients.

• Failure to train adequately
• Lack of safety equipment
• Hazardous conditions
• Defective machinery or equipment
• Safety and OSHA violations
• Removal of safety guards, equipment, or accessories

Hospital Negligence

When you require medical treatment, it is reasonable to expect that a hospital will provide professional care of the highest, most trustworthy standard. Indeed, all hospitals are legally and ethically obligated to meet this standard at all times and for all patients. When hospitals fail in this obligation, whether by careless or willful act, they may be guilty of hospital negligence. Our lawyers believe that the bond of trust between patient and hospital is a sacred one, and that when it is violated, the responsible parties should be made to answer for the consequences

The results of hospital negligence are often dire, including severe injury, permanent disability, and wrongful death. The lawyers at the law firm of Perantinides & Nolan have helped many victims and their families recover compensation for these injuries, most of which involve significant long-term expense and suffering. If you have been injured due to hospital negligence, you may be eligible to collect a recovery for lost wages, pain and suffering, medical expenses, mental anguish, and other losses and damages. If your family has suffered the loss of a loved one due to hospital negligence, you may further be able to collect for loss of future support, love, and companionship as part of a wrongful death claim. Our lawyers would be pleased to evaluate the specific details of your case and to answer any questions you might have in a compassionate, honest manner.

Hospitals are responsible for all aspects of the care they provide, including employees, equipment, and proper maintenance of the facilities. They must take all necessary precautions to ensure the safety of their patients and the adequacy of their services. If they fail to do so, and you are injured as a result, you may have grounds for a hospital negligence suit. Please contact our lawyers if you have any further questions or if you would like to schedule an initial legal consultation.

Some Other Specific Areas We Handle Include, But Are Not Limited To:

• Anesthesia Errors
• Bed & Pressure Sores
• Brain Injuries
• Decubitus Ulcers
• Delay in Diagnosis of Cancer
• Drug Errors
• Failure to Diagnose Heart Disease or Stroke
• Failure to Monitor the Patient
• Failure to Properly Interpret Fetal Heart Tracings
• Failure to Properly Interpret X-Rays, CT Scans, MRI’s, Labs, Pathology Slides & Other Test Results
• Foreign Objects Left Behind in Surgeries, such as Sponges, Needles, Gauze or Other Medical Equipment & Supplies
• Gynecological Negligence
• Infection or Sepsis
• Laparoscopic Surgeries
• Medication Errors & Drug Overdose Cases
• Nursing Negligence
• Obstetric Negligence
• Orthopedic Negligence
• Pediatric Negligence
• Pharmacy Errors
• Pregnancy Induced Hypertension
• Shoulder Dystocia
• Still Birth
• Surgical Negligence

Also see:

• Birth Injury & Birth Trauma

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Birth Injury & Birth Trauma

The consequences of medical malpractice are often tragic, but never more so than when the victim is a baby who is injured during the birth process. Birth injuries can permanently compromise a child’s health, turning what should have been a joyous occasion into a time fraught with anxiety, fear, and dread. If your child has suffered a birth injury, our attorneys in Akron, Ohio, may be able to help you to recover damages.

Birth injuries include shoulder dystocia, Erb’s palsy, skeletal deformities, and cerebral palsy. Our attorneys collaborate with reputable medical experts in order to build the strongest case possible on your behalf, working toward a settlement if possible and fighting aggressively in court when necessary. We have the sensitivity and compassion to help your family through this period of intense suffering, as well as the experience and knowledge necessary to maximizing your recovery. We understand that nothing can truly compensate for the damage to your child’s health. However, birth injuries can involve major long-term expenses, and we want to help alleviate some of that financial burden. Your family has already paid enough in emotional costs; you shouldn’t have to suffer financially, as well.

Our birth injury attorneys are experts in medical malpractice law. We have an intimate knowledge of medical regulations and the standards to which health care professionals are bound at all times. If your child was injured due to the inability or failure of medical professionals to provide appropriate and timely care during the birth process, we can help you to achieve the justice you deserve.

Some Areas in Birth Injury & Birth Trauma We Handle Are:

• Cerebral Palsy
• Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
• Failure to Properly Interpret Fetal Heart Tracings
• Preeclampsia
• Shoulder Dystocia
• Traumatic Injury Related to Forceps and/or Vacuum Extraction Delivery
• Other Injuries That Occur to Mother and Baby
• Brain Injuries
• Late Cancer Diagnosis

If you would like to schedule a consultation, or if you have any questions about such birth injuries as cerebral palsy, or any of the above, contact our attorneys today. At Perantinides & Nolan, we are always available to answer any questions you may have and to help you and your family find some measure of justice in a completely unjust situation.

See Also: Hospital Negligence or Medical Malpractice

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Personal Injury

At Perantinides & Nolan, we proudly offer the services of some of the leading personal injury attorneys in Ohio. In its broadest definition, personal injury law encompasses many of our specific areas of practice, including automobile accident, medical malpractice, product liability, birth injury, and brain injury cases. The nature of the injury can be physical, emotional, or both. What is essential to all personal injury cases is the ability to demonstrate that someone else is at fault for the injury, whether through an act of negligence or deliberately inappropriate behavior. Once this fault is established, the responsible party becomes either partially or fully responsible for the emotional and financial hardships incurred by the injured party. Depending on the circumstances of the case, the injured party may be entitled to compensation for pain, suffering, loss of wages, permanent disability, emotional trauma, and other damages.

Brain Injury Cases

Brain Injuries can be caused by errors due to medical malpractice or caused by accidents and injuries. The results, too, can vary, but are generally devastating and expensive. Brain injuries can lead to serious personal injury, permanent disability, and even death, placing unexpected hardship on families who suddenly find themselves overwhelmed with emotional and financial burdens. Potential losses in addition to the loss of health include loss of future income, support, love, companionship, mobility, and life. Our brain injury attorneys in Akron, Ohio may be able to help your family obtain compensation for these losses and other sources of distress, suffering, and emotional and financial hardship.

There is nothing more difficult and painful than losing a loved one, especially when that loss is the result of someone else's negligent or wrongful actions. If you have recently experienced such a loss, our wrongful death attorneys in Akron, Ohio can help you and your family in your time of grief. By filing a wrongful death suit, your family may be eligible for financial compensation, which can help to cover medical expenses, lost wages, and funeral costs. In some cases, you may also be compensated for the victim’s suffering, as well as for your own mental anguish and loss of companionship. In addition, you will have the peace of mind of knowing that the parties responsible for the death of your loved one were made to answer for their negligence.