The husband of a woman who is terminally ill with cancer and who has sued over the alleged misinterpretation of her CervicalCheck smear test has told the High Court his family feel let down.

The husband of a terminally ill woman who has sued over the alleged misinterpretation of her CervicalCheck smear test has told how their lives have been turned upside down since her cancer diagnosis.

A woman who is terminally ill with cancer and who has sued over the alleged misinterpretation of her smear slide yesterday told the High Court she never thought for one second she had cervical cancer because she had no signs or symptoms.