Consultant says sorry after man dies of cancer

A hospital consultant yesterday apologised to the family of a 53-year-old man who died from lung cancer after an alleged failure to carry out procedures and tests which could have led to an earlier diagnosis.

Rosarii Molloy Curran yesterday settled her action against Wexford-based consultant Colm Quigley and the HSE for €60,000. She had sued for the mental distress, anguish, and upset she suffered as a result of the death of her husband John Curran from lung cancer in April 2011.

Mr Justice Kevin Cross was told the issue for the Curran family was that Mr Curran may have been able to plan his last few years and his quality of life could have been managed if he had had an earlier diagnosis. It was not the case a different end result may have been achieved.