Misdiagnosis of Cancer

Diseases for which Cancer may be an alternative diagnosis

The other diseases for which Cancer is listed as a possible alternative diagnosis in their lists include:

• Anorexia Nervosa
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Cyst
• Diabetic Gastroparesis
• Exfoliative dermatitis
• Halitosis
• Leukoplakia
• Oral thrush

Medical news summaries about misdiagnosis of Cancer:

The following medical news items are relevant to misdiagnosis of Cancer:

• 12% cancers initially misdiagnosed
• 19 doctors fail to diagnose man’s oral cancer
• 40 health professionals fail to diagnose brain tumor
• 76000 pounds awarded when son dies from misdiagnosis of hypercalcaemia
• A little girl undergoes great suffering due to a misdiagnosis
• Appendicitis operation uncovers Hodgkin’s disease
• Brain tumour misdiagnosed as ears wax
• Brain tumour misdiagnosed as sinus infection
• Breast cancer and litigation
• Cancer mistake acknowledged
• Cancer screening tests have a high rate of false positive results
• Court order $4.2m compensation for breast cancer misdiagnosis
• Delayed tumour diagnosis results n $160,000 settlement
• Doctor practising after apologizing for medical error cover-up
• Doctors apology after woman goes blind from undiagnosed tumour
• Failure to diagnose lung cancer in famed professor results in lawsuit for two Boston hospitals and three doctors.
• For 2 months man believes he is dying of pancreatic cancer
• Gay woman sues hospital for partner’s misdiagnosis of breast cancer
• Judge refuses to seal details of misdiagnosis case
• Lung cancers due to asbestos are not being diagnosed
• Man’s bladder removed due to cancer misdiagnosed as bladder infection
• Man dies of cancer 9 months after last visit to doctor
• Man dies of colorectal cancer after misdiagnosis
• Man fails in bid to have disciplinary action brought against doctor
• Man misdiagnosed many times before colon cancer finally discovered
• Man receives 192,000 pounds for throat cancer misdiagnosis
• Man seeks action against the surgeon who misdiagnosed his late wife
• Man sues after being diagnosed with another patients terminal condition
• Man sues for loss of leg due to undiagnosed cancer
• Man unable to have children wins a 30,000 pound settlement
• Medical malpractice lawsuit filed but doctor can’t be found
• Misdiagnosed cancer in 12 year old boy
• Misdiagnosed ovarian cancer leads to poorer prognosis
• Mistaken breast removal
• Mother’s chances of survival at 7% due to delayed diagnosis of cancer
• Obstetrician suspended for a year and another doctor reprimanded for misdiagnosis
• Ovarian cancer diagnosed in woman a decade after a hysterectomy
• Parents jailed for allowing cancer to ravage daughter’s body
• PSA tests are not as “useless” as the inventor claims
• Sarcoma’s often misdiagnosed or undiagnosed until it reaches late stages
• Software allows accurate visual diagnosis
• Symptoms of ovarian cancer should not be ignored
• Undiagnosed brain tumour put down to stress
• Victory reversed after inadmissible evidence used in medical malpractice suit
• Wife dies of misdiagnosed bowel cancer
• Woman’s brain tumour receives 35 different misdiagnoses over 20 years
• Woman’s ulcers misdiagnosed as cancer
• Woman and daughter sue over cancer misdiagnosed as growing pains
• Woman dies after she was told she was too young to have breast cancer
• Woman dies of undiagnosed lung cancer
• Woman prescribed headache pills for malignant brain tumour
• Woman to receive compensation after gross misdiagnosis leads to unnecessary surgery
• Woman with breast cancer told she had Lyme disease
• Woman with lung cancer misdiagnosed with pneumonia and bronchitis
• Wrongly diagnosed cancer leads to unnecessary removal of lung lobe
• Young teens cancer misdiagnosed

General Misdiagnosis Articles

Read these general articles with an overview of misdiagnosis issues.

• Misdiagnosis Overview
• How Common is Misdiagnosis?
• Over-Diagnosed Diseases
• Under-Diagnosed Diseases
• Types of Misdiagnosis
• Wrong Type Misdiagnosis
• Why Does Misdiagnosis Occur?
• Difficult Diseases to Diagnose
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About misdiagnosis:

When checking for a misdiagnosis of Cancer or confirming a diagnosis of Cancer, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Cancer may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Cancer. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis.