Diagnosis in cancer cases

Our Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence teams have created a compelling channel for lawyers which will provide news, insights, and some personality to complex legal cases.

Our podcasts convey thought leadership throughout our episodes, share insights, and simplify and discuss implications of key cases in personal injury and clinical negligence law. We also aim to save solicitors some time in summarising and explaining developments.

Episode 28 – Diagnosis in cancer cases

Eminent Oncologist Professor Pat Price joins Clinical Negligence barrister Rachel Segal for a mini-series of 3 accessible podcasts on the general topic of oncology in the context of clinical negligence litigation.  In this first podcast, Pat and Rachel discuss diagnosis in cancer cases and you might be surprised to hear the process of cancer grading described as “a Gauguin”!!! Intrigued?  Have a listen – this mini series is designed to share with listeners the fundamentals of oncology that every lawyer involved in cancer cases should know.  The second and third podcasts in this mini-series will discuss prognostic issues and treatment respectively.

If you would like to hear discussion of any specific aspects of oncology cases in future podcasts, we would love to hear from you.

About Professor Pat Price and Dr Rachel Segal

As many of listeners will know, Professor Pat Price is a Consultant Oncologist and a go-to medicolegal expert for both claimants and defendants in clinical negligence litigation.  Professor Price is a pioneer in PET molecular imaging, Visiting Professor at Imperial College London and, among many other activities, runs the charity Radiotherapy UK.  She has been instrumental in establishing the Medicolegal Knowledge Partnership (MLKP) – an important collaborative initiative aiming to improve patient care and legal outcomes in healthcare matters. Here is a link to Medicolegal Knowledge Partnership (MLKP) which lawyers can join for free. Find out more here.

Dr Rachel Segal is a specialist personal injury and clinical negligence barrister advising and representing claimants and defendants in litigation and interested persons in healthcare-related inquests. Rachel’s busy practice spans the spectrum of clinical negligence, and within her many oncology cases she is particularly experienced in matters involving delayed diagnosis of primary and metastatic breast, colorectal and prostate cancers.  She is ranked as a leading junior in both The Legal 500 and Chambers UK in her specialisms. Find out more here.