Causes of delayed diagnoses of cancers in Japan from the viewpoint of malpractice litigations

Delayed diagnosis is the most frequent chief allegation in malpractice litigations in many countries including Japan [1–5] where it is involved in approximately half of the chief allegations pertaining to gastroenterological practice [2,4]. In these cases, the disease most often missed is cancer. The most effective way aimed at lowering malpractice litigations may be to reduce the incidence of delayed diagnosis.

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