Overlooking cancer symptoms: General practitioners name six common sources of error. Doctors made misdiagnoses due to stress, overwork and/or lack of time.
Patients showed symptoms that did not indicate cancer but another disease. Human error was also exposed. Some patients did not accept the doctor's offers and advice and, for example, were hesitant to undergo an MRI scan. In some cases, a lack of knowledge of the local language was also responsible for late diagnoses. This article only contains general information on the respective health topic and is therefore not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment.