Human error to be blamed for CUH cancer misdiagnosis

An internal review by Cork University Hospital is expected to blame human error for the case in which a woman with breast cancer was mistakenly given the all clear.

An internal review by Cork University Hospital is expected to blame human error for the case in which a woman with breast cancer was mistakenly given the all clear.

Rebecca O'Malley, a 41-year-old mother-of-three from Co Tipperary, had to have a breast removed 14 months after the misdiagnosis.

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