Cervical Cancer Screening - The Pap Smear Test
The Pap Smear Test is the primary screening test that has made possible the early diagnosis of Cervical Cancer. Regular Pap Smear screening should eliminate Cervical Cancer as a cause of death.
Although Pap Smear Tests are performed performed by medical doctors, they typically are not read by medical doctors. Pap Tests typically are read by cytotechnologists at the large laboratories where the Pap Smear slides are sent to be evaluated.
Misread Pap Tests - Failure to Diagnose Pre/Early-Stage Cervical Cancer
Because cytotechnologists are not medical doctors and are required to read a high volume of Pap Smears, the incidence of Pap Tests being misread is alarmingly high. The American Medical Association has documented that up to 30% of all Pap Smear Tests reported to show no adverse changes had cancer or cancer-like cells present that required treatment.
Each time a positive Pap Smear Test is misread and reported as negative, a woman is led to believe she is safe from Cervical Cancer. In reality, the misread Pap Smear Test only has made it safe for Cervical Cancer to grow and spread freely inside her body. A misread Pap Smear Test can allow pre-cancerous cells to develop into Cervical Cancer and Cervical Cancer to progress from an early stage when it can be treated by a cone biopsy or surgery (such as a hysterectomy), to a later stage that requires extensive radiation and chemotherapy, which can lead to serious and permanent health conditions such as radiation cystitis, radiation proctitis, radiation-induced gastrointestinal reflux disease, and death.
Misread Pap Tests - Delayed Cervical Cancer Treatment Can Be Deadly
A delay in the diagnosis of Cervical Cancer can prevent a woman from receiving proper treatment at a time when the cervical cancer still is at a stage when it may cured. The failure to diagnose Cervical Cancer in a timely manner may result in a woman's completely preventable, needless death.
If you or a loved one had a Pap Smear Test that was misread as a false negative an it caused a delay in receiving proper medical care and treatment for Cervical Cancer, you should talk to an attorney experienced in handling misread Pap Test laboratory and medical malpractice lawsuits. Tuteur & Associates, LLC - Misread Pap Test Malpractice Lawyers - Cervical Cancer Lawsuits.
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