Substandard care can take many forms.
In the context of cancer misdiagnoses, common examples of negligence include:
Failures to adequately examine a patient, conduct a medical history, and
assess potential signs, symptoms, and risk factors of cancer.
Failures to order necessary diagnostic tests, including blood tests, biopsies,
CT scans, MRIs, X-rays, ultrasounds, or mammograms.
Failures to correctly read or interpret imaging tests or lab results.
Failures to follow up with abnormal test results or refer patients to specialists.
Radiology errors, oncology practice errors, or
hospital malpractice.