Lawrence County’s Court of Common Pleas awarded a $2 million medical malpractice verdict to a Pennsylvania woman who suffered from a delayed cancer diagnosis. After a six-day trial, it only took the jury two and a half hours to decide on the verdict.
It was proven that in May 2008, after experiencing excessive bleeding, the woman went to see a local specialist, who diagnosed her with hemorrhoids. The doctor then recommended that she be treated with an IRC machine, without ordering further testing. She continued to see the patient four more times over the course of sixteen months, but the patient experienced no relief of her symptoms. Each time, the doctor diagnosed her with hemorrhoids and failed to order further testing.
Finally, over a year later, the patient self-referred herself to another specialist who discovered that she was suffering form Stage III rectal cancer. A grueling course of chemotherapy and radiation followed, including surgery.
If you or a loved has suffered because of a delayed caner diagnosis, or any other type of misdiagnosis, you may be entitled to compensation. Please contact the experienced Philadelphia medical malpractice attorneys at Wapner, Newman, Wigrizer, Brecher & Miller today for a free case evaluation.
