More Women File Complaints Over HER2 Breast Cancer Misdiagnoses

Complaints have been filed across the country by women who were told they had a fast-growing, aggressive form of breast cancer—only to find out that they were incorrectly diagnosed. Patients in North Carolina are seeking justice from Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist for undergoing invasive treatments, unnecessarily. 

Over the past year, the medical malpractice attorneys at Grant & Eisenhofer have filed multiple complains on behalf of women whose lives were upended unnecessarily. They were told by the medical professionals at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist that their HER2 breast cancer diagnoses were incorrect—due to errors in testing. As if coping with their initial cancer diagnosis wasn’t hard enough, these patients underwent lengthy, invasive, irreversible treatments like mastectomies and hysterectomies, permanently robbing them of their ability to conceive. An unfair, unnecessary, unthinkable tragedy.

Attorneys at G&E are investigating how this critical mistake happened and how many patients were misdiagnosed by Atrium Health. We know that faulty lab tests indicated for many patients that they had HER2 positive breast cancer, when in reality they had HER2 negative breast cancer. HER2 positive type is a fast-growing cancer, and often requires aggressive treatments. HER2 negative type may require no treatment or a less invasive treatment, which may not involve chemotherapy. Some patients went years before being told by Atrium Health they were misdiagnosed with HER2 positive breast cancer, when they actually did not have a positive HER2 diagnosis.

We are also investigating other hospitals where similar terrible mistakes have happened, such as Novant Health in North Carolina. In the past several years, multiple other HER2 positive misdiagnosis lawsuits have been filed in Oregon against Pacific Pathology Associates lab. The Oregon suits blame Pacific Pathology for not flagging and investigating the unusually high number of positive tests. The patients who were misdiagnosed similarly underwent invasive treatments unnecessarily.

How Do I Know if I Have a Case Against Atrium Health?

Patients have been informed by Atrium Health via phone call or email that they were misdiagnosed. If you were contacted by Atrium Health about your HER2 misdiagnosis, in order to find out of you have a case, call our attorneys today for a free and confidential evaluation. We can discuss with you your potential legal options, and potentially seek justice against Atrium Health. You may be entitled to compensation to pay for medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering you endured from this horrific and costly medical mistake.

You deserve justice for the time you lost to be with your family, the anguish you and your family endured, the pain you suffered, and a reduced life expectancy. If together we decide to file a case on your behalf, you may remain anonymous if you wish.

Were You Informed by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist That You Were Misdiagnosed with HER2 Breast Cancer?

Seek justice today for your incorrect diagnosis and contact an experienced medical malpractice lawyer at G&E today. We offer a free confidential evaluation of your potential claim.