Surgeon faces probe over breast cancer treatment

A woman who died of breast cancer following a nine-month delay in her diagnosis voiced concerns about her young daughter and her will shortly before she passed away.

Surgeon faces probe over breast cancer treatment

The woman, whose grandmother also died of cancer, passed away in Sept 2012 despite undergoing a mastectomy, chemotherapy, and radiography.

Her consultant breast surgeon is facing allegations that he failed to carry out a full investigation on the woman, known only as Ms K.

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