{"id":196,"date":"2015-12-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defranciscolaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/early-cancer-diagnosis-is-important\/"},"modified":"2017-10-23T12:29:08","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T16:29:08","slug":"early-cancer-diagnosis-is-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/early-cancer-diagnosis-is-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Early cancer diagnosis is important"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cancer is everywhere and affects pretty much every family. In fact, the National Cancer Institute says one in two people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. That\u2019s a very frightening reality. While there are numerous types of cancers, some can be much more devastating than others.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why it makes sense that early diagnosis is very important. While sometimes symptoms are hard to detect, in many cases there are specific symptoms that a knowledgeable doctor can spot. Spotting those symptoms early and providing a proper diagnosis can save a person\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p>If a doctor fails to notice these symptoms early, the cancer may progress quickly and eventually lead to death. Family members may wonder how something like this can happen and where they can turn for help. Although some families may feel uncomfortable accusing a doctor of medical malpractice, it may be warranted. The hope is that the medical professional learns from the incident, and that a similar tragic incident doesn\u2019t hurt another family.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/early-cancer-diagnosis-is-important\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Early cancer diagnosis is important\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cancer is everywhere and affects pretty much every family. In fact, the National Cancer Institute says one in two people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. That\u2019s a very frightening reality. While there are numerous types of cancers, some can be much more devastating than others. That\u2019s why it makes sense that early [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-failure-to-diagnose","tag-failure-to-diagnose"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Early cancer diagnosis is important &#8212; Syracuse Personal Injury Law Blog &#8212; December 24, 2015<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Early cancer diagnosis is important - Failure to Diagnose - DeFrancisco &amp; Falgiatano Law Firm\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/early-cancer-diagnosis-is-important\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Early cancer diagnosis is important &#8212; 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