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Prostate Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims

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If your diagnosis of prostate cancer was delayed or missed, we understand just how devastating it can be for both you and your loved ones. Our expert legal team are here to help you and your family navigate through this period and get the support you need.

Prostate cancer affects over 47,500 men each year. Our medical negligence solicitors could help you to claim the compensation you deserve. If you’ve suffered unnecessarily due to an incorrect diagnosis or negligent treatment of prostate cancer, contact us to see if you’re able to make a claim.

We understand the psychological effects that prostate cancer misdiagnosis can have. It’s especially difficult if you were told your symptoms were less serious in the first stages of investigation before being diagnosed with prostate cancer.

The symptoms of prostate cancer include:

  • Needing to urinate more frequently, often during the night
  • Difficulty in starting to urinate (hesitancy)
  • Straining or taking a long time while urinating
  • Weak flow
  • Feeling that your bladder has not emptied fully
  • Blood in urine or semen
  • Abnormal Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) result.

We’ve helped many clients claim compensation in cases of prostate cancer misdiagnosis by medical professionals. Some of the most common misdiagnoses of prostate cancer include:

  • Urinary tract infections
  • Enlargement of the prostate
  • Prostatitis (inflammation or swelling of the prostate gland).

Our Support and Rehabilitation coordinators can support you throughout your claim and after. They can help to signpost you to g help you to access treatment and rehabilitation.

We also work closely with organisations that specialise in supporting men with cancer. If you would like us to, we can put you in contact with Orchid, who’ll offer support to you and your family after your cancer diagnosis.

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We’ll set up a free initial consultation to discuss your case and whether we can make a claim on your behalf. We’ll discuss what funding options you might be able to use, including no win no fee agreements*.

We’ll then reach out to those responsible for your negligent treatment to see if they accept the fault. If they do, we’ll try to secure interim compensation payments, which can fund private medical care and ongoing expenses before your claim fully settles. Interim payments will be taken out of your final compensation amount.

Our experts will investigate your case, gathering evidence from independent medical professionals. These experts will say what care you should have had before, as well as look at what care or rehabilitation you’ll need going forward.

We’ll always try to negotiate claims out of court, to keep the process short and simple for you. However, if the other side doesn’t accept responsibility, or doesn’t agree with the amount of compensation, we’ll start court proceedings.

Even when trial dates have been set, claims can be settled outside of court. If your claim does need to go to court, we’ll be there with you.

Claiming compensation for a prostate cancer misdiagnosis can help fund the treatment and support you need to relieve the symptoms of your condition.

The amount that you’ll receive will depend on several factors including:

  • The severity of your injuries
  • Your future care needs
  • Whether you’ll be able to return to your job.

We’ll collect the evidence we need to help us come to an amount of compensation we believe reflects your:

  • Pain and suffering
  • Care and assistance
  • Loss of earnings
  • Healthcare costs
  • Rehabilitation and therapy needs
  • Expenses such as travel to and from medical appointments.

If you’ve recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer and the condition is still in the early stages of development, then you may be aware of some treatments available to you. These treatments include:

  • Radiotherapy
  • Hormone therapy
  • Surgery (usually to remove the prostate).

In most prostate cancer cases, you’ve until the day before the third anniversary of the negligence to claim. This begins on the date the negligence happened (or the date you first became aware that you’d suffered because of negligence).

If you’re claiming following the death of a loved one, you’ve until the day before the third anniversary of their death to claim. Or you’ve three years after you first became aware that your loved one suffered a delay or misdiagnosis of prostate cancer.

See our medical negligence compensation time limits page for more information or contact us online.

We’re the leading medical negligence solicitors in the UK. Our unrivalled expertise is recognised by the independent legal guide, The Legal 500. When ranking us in Tier 1, their highest ranking, they said: “Irwin Mitchell leverages the substantial experience of its large team of clinical negligence specialists, with capabilities across a range of complex high-value claims, alongside a focus on securing immediate care for clients.”

Another independent legal guide, Chambers and Partners, has consistently ranked us a Band 1 team. This is the highest band available in their yearly rankings.

Our Asset Management team will be available after your claim is settled to help with managing your compensation. They can advise the best way to make the most of your money for your needs, both now and in the future.

We’ve specialist Wills solicitors who can advise you on any issues surrounding Wills. They can help you if you’re claiming on behalf of a loved one who’s unfortunately passed away.

Our offices are around the UK, and we’ll work flexibly to meet your needs. If you’d prefer a video and phone call, our experts will organise this for you. From day one, we’ll work in whatever way is most comfortable for you.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I make a no win no fee claim?

Yes, most of our cases are funded with a no win no fee agreement. This means that there’s no financial risk* to you when you make a compensation claim.

Please visit our no win no fee page for more information on how it works.

Can I make a prostate cancer misdiagnosis claim?

If your cancer is not detected early enough, it could go undetected and spread to other parts of the body. This can make it harder to treat. In some cases, the cancer could even become terminal.  

Prostate cancer is known to develop slowly and mainly affects older men. However, some types can develop quickly and affect younger men.

If the symptoms of prostate cancer are spotted quickly, it can be stopped from spreading and treated. We’ve seen cases where medical professionals failed to spot the warning signs of prostate cancer. This is either through negligence, poor examination, or misdiagnosis.

You could make a compensation claim if the medical professional taking care of you didn’t:

  • Link your symptoms to prostate cancer
  • Diagnose you with the right condition
  • Arrange an adequate initial investigation
  • Refer you for the relevant CT and MRI scans
  • Interpret scan and test results accurately
  • Carry out your biopsy correctly.

Contact our team and we can talk through your options for claiming compensation in a free initial consultation.

Can I claim on behalf of a loved one who’s died?

If you’ve lost a loved one from a prostate cancer misdiagnosis, you could claim compensation for their pain and suffering, and for your family’s future.

In circumstances where negligence has occurred, our lawyers can help you with:

  • Recovering compensation for their pain and suffering, to account for financial losses caused by their death and to cover funeral expenses
  • Representing you at an Inquest
  • Getting you the answers and apology, you deserve from those responsible.

We encourage you to contact us for a free initial discussion about your situation. If you need to claim, we can talk through your options in more detail and let you if you’re eligible.

We’ll then gather the evidence needed to prove that your loved one’s death was the result of a prostate cancer misdiagnosis and try to get a settlement to provide the support needed for you and your family.

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Asset Management - we can plan the investment of your compensation to get the most out of the award

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