What to do if I was misdiagnosed by a radiologist 2 times?

What to do if I was misdiagnosed by a radiologist 2 times?

I was told that I had a cyst in my left breast. The “cyst” grew larger so I went in a third time (about two years after the original diagnosis) and got a different radiologist who did a biopsy. The next week, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was stage 2B and it spread to my lymph nodes. I was just 32 years old. I had to have a mastectomy, 16 rounds of chemo, and 25 rounds of radiation. I feel that the misdiagnosis made my case more severe. Do I have a case for medical malpractice?

Asked on March 14, 2013 under Malpractice Law, California

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