{"id":21038,"date":"2019-05-14T16:57:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T15:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=21038"},"modified":"2019-05-14T16:57:59","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T15:57:59","slug":"compensation-for-cancer-treatment-too-late","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2019\/05\/14\/compensation-for-cancer-treatment-too-late\/","title":{"rendered":"Compensation for cancer treatment too late"},"content":{"rendered":"

You may be able to make a medical negligence compensation claim<\/strong><\/a> if you receive cancer treatment too late, and this has an impact on your health.<\/p>\n

Recent figures have indicated that the NHS is unable to hit their targets when it comes to starting treatment for cancer care in England. As many as a quarter of patients may be receiving treatment after the date they ought to have started treatment by. This is believed to stem from increased pressure from large volumes of patients seeking help, and is also likely linked to funding constraints as well.<\/p>\n

We know the devastating impact that receiving cancer treatment too late can have on patients as a law firm who specialise in serious medical negligence cases. Here\u2019s some advice about what to do if you have suffered due to starting your treatment too late.<\/p>\n

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Starting cancer treatment too late: your legal rights<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If you have started your cancer treatment too late, we need to know whether this could have been prevented and what impact this had had on you.<\/p>\n

To make a claim for medical negligence compensation<\/strong><\/a>, we need to establish that the fault of staring the treatment too late is with a medical professional. In some cases, cancer can be too advanced by the time of diagnosis, so it\u2019s not always possible to make a claim. But if an unreasonable delay in treatment has caused further suffering, complications, and \/ or permanent problems, you may be able to make a claim.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s where we can help you.<\/p>\n

What do you claim for?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

When you make a claim for compensation as a victim who has received cancer treatment too late, we look at two primary things:<\/p>\n