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.

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.

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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