When California residents see doctors for health concerns or routine checkups, they expect courtesy and professionalism. Unfortunately, not all doctors act the way patients expect; some may even exhibit rudeness. In some cases, a patient may question whether this...
In California and across the United States, a new study has found that gallstones may be a warning sign of an increased risk of pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer is a destructive disease, with a five-year survival rate of just 9%. Early detection is vital to...
A cancer misdiagnosis can mean that you have wrongly been told that you have cancer or the healthcare system has failed to diagnose your cancer correctly. Either way, people in California who have this experience will suffer emotional stress and perhaps miss out on...
Medical professionals in California and around the country have no idea how many patients are misdiagnosed each year because this data is not properly tracked. That was the conclusion reached by a team of researchers from an analytics company and the Johns Hopkins...
Doctors in California are held to a high standard of providing quality care. Unfortunately, there are some who make mistakes and misdiagnose patients. A young child died of a rare form of cancer after being misdiagnosed with constipation. Child suffering from pain The...
It’s devastating for any California resident to learn they have cancer. However, it’s much worse when a misdiagnosis occurs, only to be told later that cancer is the true diagnosis. You have options if you are in this situation. How a misdiagnosis happens with cancer...
The misdiagnosis of ovarian cancer has become a common problem among women in California. For decades, the medical community called ovarian cancer a silent killer. 70 percent of ovarian cancer patients are not diagnosed until in the later stages. Misdiagnosis might...
Each year, many California residents go through the understandably difficult time of thinking they potentially have cancer. Sometimes, people going through this situation endure more unwanted stress by learning they received a false cancer diagnosis. Here are a few...
Residents of California expect the best care from doctors and other medical professionals. A misdiagnosis can be devastating. Sadly, it might be possible for lung cancer to be mistaken for an infection. Why is lung cancer sometimes misdiagnosed? A misdiagnosis of...
California allows radiology patients to sue if they suffer from diagnostic errors. Being misdiagnosed with cancer is the most common complaint that leads to serious injuries or death. Radiology patients file thousands of claims for cancer-related diagnostic errors...
