Hospital sorry for cancer death

Letterkenny General Hospital yesterday apologised to the husband and three children of a young mother who died of breast cancer after two missed opportunities to diagnose the disease.

Hospital sorry for cancer death

An apology from the hospital was read to the court as part of the settlement of the case over the wrongful death of the 34-year-old mother who died just eight days after her third child was born.

The general manager of Letterkenny General Hospital in a letter said he wished to “apologise unreservedly” that Ms Hamilton’s cancer was not diagnosed and treated at an earlier stage.

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