If you are experiencing pain in your abdomen or pelvis; having a feeling of fullness in your abdomen; or noticing fluid or a lump in your abdomen, you should seek treatment from a specialized medical professional straight away. You must understand that these are common signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer, which is a serious disease. Hopefully, the medical professional you see understands this and accurately and quickly diagnoses you. If not, please follow along to find out the potential consequences of an ovarian cancer misdiagnosis and how a proficient failure to diagnose ovarian cancer lawyer at Mark L. Bodner, P.C. can help you substantially recover from this grave mistake.
What is ovarian cancer and is it treatable?
By definition, ovarian cancer is a cancer that begins in the female organs that produce eggs (i.e., ovaries). It may be diagnosed based on symptoms, such as the ones mentioned above. But it may ultimately be confirmed by a tissue biopsy. Its treatment plan typically involves a combination of surgery and chemotherapy.
As with any other type of cancer, early intervention is pivotal to survival. That is, if ovarian cancer is diagnosed early enough and is confined to the ovary, the five-year survival rate is approximately 92 percent. However, it is unfortunate that ovarian cancer usually goes undetected until it has spread within the pelvis and belly. At this late stage, the five-year survival rate may drop to roughly 46 percent.
What are the potential consequences of an ovarian cancer misdiagnosis?
To reiterate, ovarian cancer needs to be diagnosed as soon as possible. Sadly, a misdiagnosis may happen if a medical professional fails to order the necessary tests or interpret the produced test results accurately to make the right diagnosis. Or otherwise, if they fail to refer you to the right specialist to make this official diagnosis on their behalf. Inevitably, a misdiagnosis may lead to a delay in or lack of treatment, which may result in the following potential consequences:
- Your required surgical procedures may be more invasive.
- Your required medical treatment may become more expensive.
- Your quality of life may be severely diminished.
- You may never return to the life or activities you once enjoyed.
- You and your loved ones may experience great emotional distress.
- You may experience lifelong pain and disability, if you ultimately survive it.
- Your chances of survival may be lowered and you may experience a wrongful death.
- Your loved ones may lose their inheritance by having to cover your costly medical bills.
In conclusion, at Mark L. Bodner, P.C., we share the same goal as you, which is likely to be properly treated and healed from your ovarian cancer. So please do not hesitate to work with a talented New York City diagnosis error attorney from our firm today.