In a nutshell, Lavern’s Law amended the statute of limitations, which is how long a medical malpractice victim has to file a cancer misdiagnosis lawsuit against a medical professional who did not find cancer when the victim first started to experience symptoms. The new statute of limitations applies to lawsuits against medical and dental professionals. Lavern’s Law changed the statute of limitations so that a victim now has two-and-a-half years from when a doctor discovers cancer to file a medical malpractice lawsuit against the doctor who did not make a timely diagnosis.