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Testicular Cancer Lawsuits In Illinois
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Testicular cancer is relatively rare but can be deadly if not diagnosed properly or quickly. The key to successfully treating testicular cancer is an earlier diagnosis. If your doctor made a mistake and did not diagnose your testicular cancer in a timely manner, you might have a medical malpractice lawsuit which would compensate you for the harm you’ve suffered.
Defining the “Failure to Diagnose”
A failure to diagnose occurs when a medical professional misses the signs of the cancer which leads to delayed treatment. With testicular cancer, failing to diagnose could be a doctor overlooking symptoms, dismissing patient complaints or not ordering proper tests.
Common symptoms of testicular cancer include:
- Changes in the size or feel of one or both testicles
- Lumps
- Swelling
- Pain
If these signs or complaints from patients are ignored, the testicular cancer can progress to more advanced stages, making treatment less effective and the survival rate lower significantly. In order to have a case worth investigating, we typically look for a delay of six months or more. If a year ago you went to your doctor and complained of swollen testicles and pain, and your doctor said it’s just an infection, and now you have stage 4 testicular cancer, that would likely be a case.
Timing Matters
In medical malpractice cases involving the failure to diagnose testicular cancer, one of the most important things is the timing of discovery. What matters is when you discovered, or reasonably should have discovered, that something was wrong. For example, someone tells their doctor about a lump on his testicle and the doctor dismissed it as harmless. Then, months later he sees another doctor who diagnoses him with advanced testicular cancer. The legal clock starts ticking when he was correctly diagnosed, not when he was originally misdiagnosed. You can’t go back further than four years to allege negligence and bring a case (assuming you were over 18 at the time).
Next Steps
If you suspect a failure to diagnose testicular cancer, we would be happy to offer you a free consultation to help determine if you have a case. Testicular cancer is one of the most treatable cancers if it is caught early. But if a diagnosis is delayed due to negligent actions of a doctor, there can be a life-changing impact. There is no fee to hire an attorney and we only get paid if we win. We can connect you with a law firm that has won many similar cases to yours. Please call us any time at 312-346-5320 for help everywhere in Illinois.