Misdiagnosis Of Brain Cancer In IMG Businessman
In recent weeks, Teddy Forstmann – a billionaire businessman for International Management Group - has revealed that he is recovering from surgery on a malignant brain tumor that doctors failed to diagnose for about a year. Fortsmann’s reportedly misdiagnosed cancer is the same type that affected Senator Ted Kennedy. For over a year, Fortsmann’s health condition was diagnosed as potentially related to various injuries, such as meningitis. The Mayo Clinic recently diagnosed it as brain cancer.
Although all the facts surrounding this matter are unknown, this incident underscores the need for a proper diagnosis in order to treat an ailment. A misdiagnosis can happen to any one. Health care providers should be trained how to diagnose medical conditions as early as possible in order to begin treatment as early as possible. The failure to comply with the standard of care for diagnosing a particular medical problem – such as cancer - may constitute medical malpractice.
Reports indicate that Fortsmann has a type of tumor call a malignant glioma. Patients with the least aggressive type can live 10 years, while those with the most aggressive types may live no longer than 18 months. Here, due to the reported delay in diagnosis, Fortsmann’s chances for living longer may have been compromised.
Medical professionals who fail to comply with the standard for diagnosing cancer may be financially responsible for the injuries they’ve caused.
If you believe you have been injured due to a physician’s failure to diagnose, please contact the Hawaii medical malpractice lawyers at Bostwick & Peterson today for an initial consultation.
