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Cancer Misdiagnosis Attorney in Cleveland: Women’s Cancer Ignorance Can Be Deadly

What you don’t know can kill you – as well as result in a cancer misdiagnosis, as our Cleveland attorneys know all too well.

And what women don’t know about ovarian cancer should shock and alarm us all.

A new study has found that ignorance among women is very common among all 44 countries surveyed. That lack of knowledge can result in delayed treatment and misdiagnosis.

Even more shocking, doctors seemed ignorant as well, as many early warning signs were often ignored.

“What they report is consistent with what we know about ovarian cancer,” says American Cancer Society epidemiologist Lindsey Torre told NPR. “There’s not enough information out there.”

A Global Problem

And the reality is likely much worse, as our cancer misdiagnosis lawyers in Cleveland can attest. The study included women that eventually sought treatment – not the far too many women who lacked insurance or accessible medical care.

“If we can actually get data from people who did not get treatment or could not use a computer, the results will be absolutely devastating, I can assure you of that,” Manas Chakrabarti, an Indian gynecological oncologist in Kolka who participated in the survey, told NPR. “It’s much worse than it seems. We need a lot more studies going on, on larger platforms. We have a long road to travel.”