Failure To Diagnose Mesothelioma Lawsuits

By: Kristy Annely
Submitted: 2007-01-17 16:23:32
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Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer located in the thin mesothelium, which is a slight protective tissue spreading over most all of the internal visceral organs inside the human body. It can be either benign (non cancerous) or malignant (cancerous), but is generally malignant. Most of the people who develop mesothelioma tumors have occupations where they get exposed to asbestos particles. About 2000 new cases are reported annually in the country.

The annual diagnosis rate is referred to as incidence of mesothelioma, or simply the number of instances of mesothelioma diagnosed every year. The incidence rate in the nation is just about 1 in 106,571 people or about 2,552 persons per year. The relatively low numbers are attributed to failures to diagnose the disease. Lawsuits have been filed when the person gets to know that the time of filing the case is too late and death is near. Most of the cases are filed at the "nothing-can-be-done" stage of the disease. Family members or friends are the ones to approach the court based upon the notion that any case such as theirs could be an eye-opener to the others and prevent more deaths from this disease.

A recent survey by the health department says that nearly 80% of diagnosed mesothelioma cases never go to the court. This is because it's too late for someone to go to trial when the person who is affected is counting his days of survival. As the disease is also to be blamed for not displaying symptoms until a very advanced stage of the growth of the tumor, some people still approach attorneys for lawsuits. These failure-to-diagnose cases attract extra attention to the disease, and the organizations and policies responsible for it.

Many lawsuits have been filed suing companies and manufacturers for millions of dollars and, again, attorneys offer great services. Some attorneys operate on a no-fee basis where the attorney only collects a part of the compensation if the client's case wins. If the records of the person prove him/her right, there is no stopping the case from winning.

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