Medical Negligence

Breast Cancer

Breast cancer negligence claims tend to be either as a result of misdiagnosis, a delay in diagnosing or surgical negligence.

Our specialist team have helped many women and men deal with the investigation of their claims.

The types of breast cancer negligence could include:

• Failure by breast radiologists to correctly interpret and report on mammograms, ultrasound scans and other scans to determine the existence of malignancies or potential breast cancer
• Failure by pathologists to correctly interpret and report on biopsies including needle aspiration and tissue, resulting in a failure to take appropriate action
• Not obtaining sufficient clear margins when removing the tumour via surgery
• Inappropriate adjunctive therapy for the type of tumour
• Not being given adequate information to decide which treatment option is best and therefore not obtaining informed consent to surgery
• Inappropriate, unnecessary or excessive surgical treatment including lymph node surgery or mastectomy