Galway hospital apologises over incorrect cancer tests

A Galway hospital has apologised to a woman with breast cancer after two sets of test results incorrectly gave her the all-clear.

Galway hospital apologises over incorrect cancer tests

A Galway hospital has apologised to a woman with breast cancer after two sets of test results incorrectly gave her the all-clear.

Reports this morning say the woman, who lives in the midwest area, had her treatment delayed by 18 months as a result of the mistake, which occurred in pathology services at University College Hospital in Galway.

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