‘Error’ made chemo and mastectomy necessary

A woman would not have had to have chemotherapy or a right-side mastectomy if a correct diagnosis had been made when she went for a Breast Check mammogram, it has been claimed before the High Court.

Retired teacher Eileen Fennessy has sued the HSE over an alleged failure to diagnose breast cancer in a 2011 mammogram and an alleged delay in diagnosis.

Her counsel Pat Treacy told the High Court yesterday Ms Fennessy’s GP later found a large mass in her right breast in October 2012 and referred her for an ultrasound and a biopsy.