What to do about Colon Cancer Misdiagnosis

Are colon cancer misdiagnosis compensation claims possible for a delay in diagnosis of colorectal cancer? I needed to have chemotherapy and an ileostomy, which I think could have been avoided.

Colon cancer misdiagnosis compensation claims can be made whenever there has been a delay in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer which has caused the condition to deteriorate and the patient to suffer an injury or come to harm as a result. In your case, the ileostomy would be considered a serious injury and compensation for unnecessary surgery would be included in an award for damages in any colon cancer misdiagnosis compensation claims which are made.

However, even though there appears to have been medical negligence, and an injury has been sustained as a result, colon cancer misdiagnosis compensation claims are rarely simple. In order for a claim for colon cancer misdiagnosis compensation to be successful it is necessary to prove that the misdiagnosis of colorectal cancer or the delay in obtaining a correct diagnosis was a mistake than no competent doctor should have made under the circumstances.

Colon cancer has symptoms which can be confused with a number of less severe bowel conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome. However, even if colon cancer is not suspected, you should have been submitted for medical tests to confirm that there was nothing seriously wrong with you.

A doctor can request a barium enema or colonoscopy to confirm a diagnosis, and even blood tests may indicate that colon cancer is responsible for the symptoms you were experiencing. If you have not had these tests completed, and these tests would have demonstrated you had colon cancer at a stage where the cancerous polyps could have been removed without the need of chemotherapy or an ileostomy, then compensation for colon cancer misdiagnosis can be claimed against the doctor or hospital for damages.

It is important to determine if you are eligible to make colon cancer misdiagnosis compensation claims for damages, and a medical negligence compensation solicitor should be consulted for advice. Colon cancer misdiagnosis compensation claims must also be substantiated by expert medical opinion, and a medical negligence solicitor would be able to contact the necessary medical professionals to help support your claim for compensation.