Cancer tests under review in north-east

CANCER patients in the north-east are at the centre of the latest scare following confirmation yesterday that a number of diagnostic tests are under review.

The Health Service Executive confirmed it called-in external experts to review a “very small number” of diagnostic tests following reports that it was considering whether to review thousands of X-rays examined by a locum consultant.

A separate review of breast cancer care at Barringtons private hospital in Limerick is due for publication today.