Every year 41,000 cases of cancer are diagnosed in Greece, an average of 114 cases every day. Unfortunately, there are no official statistics on the percentage of cases where diagnosis is delayed. But there are for the UK, estimated at around 10% of breast cancer cases.

As such, claims for cancer misdiagnosis are among the most common medical negligence claims brought in the courts.

Such claims may depend on whether your doctor failed to refer you to a specialist despite obvious symptoms, failed to perform or prescribe a biopsy, failed to correctly analyse your symptoms clinically, or failed to perform an appropriate MRI or CT scan.

What compensation is a patient entitled to in an incomplete cancer diagnosis?
If a patient can prove that a doctor made an incorrect diagnosis, the patient is entitled to recover all damages associated with that incorrect diagnosis.

These damages will include the additional medical expenses the patient incurred prior to the correct diagnosis as well as the pain, suffering, pain and suffering he or she endured as a result of the misdiagnosis, including damages for any permanent disabilities and injuries suffered as a result of the misdiagnosis.

In addition, if the patient's life expectancy was reduced due to the delay in obtaining the correct diagnosis, the patient would be entitled to additional compensation for the loss of enjoyment of life.

If a patient dies due to an incorrect or delayed diagnosis, his/her loved ones may also be able to support a lawsuit.

Please note that there are time limits for filing your claim so if you are concerned about a medical malpractice issue, please contact us directly and discuss your case without any commitment or financial obligation. You can also set up a meeting through our secretariat at +30 210 6452133

For our comprehensive approach to the issue of medical malpractice see here
For more information in general about misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis see here
More specifically on the issue of medication errors see here
For how to claim compensation from clinics and hospitals see here

For medical errors in pregnancy and obstetrics see here
More generally, for medical surgical errors see here
More specifically for medical errors in plastic surgery see here

Statistics on cancer in Greece
The most common cancer in Greece is lung cancer (6,884 new cases and 6,434 deaths in 2012), which most often affects men, followed by breast cancer (4,934 new cases and 2,138 deaths), colorectal cancer, prostate cancer and bladder cancer.