Skin Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims

If caught early, most types of skin cancer are very treatable. However, some cancers (malignant melanoma for instance) can aggressively spread to other parts of the body when left undiagnosed.

GPs and other medical professionals should be able to spot any red flag symptoms associated with skin cancer, especially the more aggressive forms of the disease. These signs include the mole or lump:

Bleeding or hurting
Changing colour
Having an asymmetrical shape
Increasing in size (melanomas are generally bigger than 6mm in diameter)
Itching

If your skin cancer has developed or spread due to poor medical advice, you may have a claim for medical negligence. Similarly, if you received substandard treatment – for example, surgery that didn’t properly remove the lump – we could help you make a compensation claim.

Our medical negligence solicitors are experienced in all kinds of cancer misdiagnosis claims. We believe in the importance of helping you get answers from those responsible, as well as compensation. Where possible we’ll also push for early interim payments that will enable you to access specialist treatment before your claim’s finished.

For a free initial consultation about making a skin cancer claim, call us today on 0800 121 6567 or contact us online and we'll get back to you.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What Are The Different Kinds Of Skin Cancer?

There are two main kinds of skin cancer:

Non-melanoma, the most common but less aggressive form of skin cancer
Melanoma, the most aggressive form of the disease – these should be referred to a specialist within two weeks

Within non-melanoma skin cancer, most cases are either:

Basel cell carcinoma – these should be referred to a consultant within 18 weeks
Squamous cell carcinoma – these are more dangerous and should be referred to a consultant within two weeks

You have a right to receive a timely referral for your condition – any delays in diagnosis can have devastating consequences. If you think that your GP or consultant made mistakes, please contact us on 0800 121 6567 for more information on making a claim and investigating the care you received.

What Constitutes Negligence?

Clinical negligence may have happened at any point in the chain of healthcare professionals who treated your cancer. Your GP, surgeon or another member of hospital staff could have made incorrect decisions or not given you the level of care every patient has the right to expect.

You might have a medical negligence skin cancer claim if your GP failed to:

Carry out a proper examination
Refer you to the hospital as early as they should have done
Give you the right advice (for example, telling you to return if your lump changed, grew or started bleeding)

Sometimes medical staff make mistakes during the course of treatment for skin cancer. We could help if your mole or lump wasn’t:

Fully removed during surgery
Sent for testing after removal
Tested correctly

Skin cancer misdiagnosis may lead to extra time off work, as well as the need for more invasive treatments than would otherwise have been necessary. In extreme cases, aggressive forms of skin cancer can be fatal.

What If I Was Falsely Diagnosed With Skin Cancer?

Being wrongly diagnosed with skin cancer is a traumatic experience, sometimes with serious physical and psychological consequences.

We could help if, after your testicular cancer was misdiagnosed:

We could help you claim compensation if you were diagnosed with malignant melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, when in fact you had a less dangerous form of the disease like basal cell carcinoma.

This may lead to scarring from an unnecessary surgical procedure to remove the lump. The psychological effect of this misdiagnosis and preparing for the worst case scenario can also be extremely distressing.

If you’ve been affected by a wrong diagnosis of skin cancer, our solicitors could help you seek answers from the organisation responsible, as well as compensation for the trauma you’ve suffered as a result.

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