Delay in Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer Claims
Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynaecological cancer in the UK, partly because many patients are either misdiagnosed or diagnosed too late.
Solicitor, Medical Negligence
A woman underwent routine cervical screenings in 2007 and 2012 which both came back as negative. She later began suffering with vaginal discharge, as well as post-coital and intermenstrual bleeding.
After seeing her GP in February 2014, she was referred to a gynaecologist and was seen at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead a month later. She continued to suffer symptoms including heavy vaginal bleeding over the following months and her GP became concerned that the appearance of her cervix was “rather unusual”.
She was subsequently seen in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital fertility clinic. Investigations showed no obvious explanation for her infertility, and she was referred for IVF treatment. A subsequent scan identified a cervical tumour, and she underwent radiotherapy, chemotherapy and brachytherapy, with a positive outcome.
However, she believed that significant mistakes had been made, as signs of her cancerous tumour had been missed on a number of occasions. She decided to approach our Medical Negligence Solicitors for help with claiming compensation from Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust (the Defendant) which is responsible for conduct in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Cancer Research UK – Cancer News. (2019). A quarter of cancer patients experience avoidable delay to diagnosis. [online] Available at: https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2019/12/04/a-quarter-of-cancer-patients-experience-avoidable-delay-to-diagnosis/.
www.simpsonmillar.co.uk. (2023). Medical Negligence Solicitors | Simpson Millar Solicitors. [online] Available at: https://www.simpsonmillar.co.uk/medical-negligence-solicitors/.
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