Harney apologises to patient over cancer test errors

Health Minister Mary Harney tonight ordered an investigation into how a woman with breast cancer was twice mistakenly given the all-clear.

Harney apologises to patient over cancer test errors
Mon, 06 Aug, 2007 - 22:47
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Health Minister Mary Harney tonight ordered an investigation into how a woman with breast cancer was twice mistakenly given the all-clear.

Ms Harney apologised to the woman who on separate occasions in 2005 and this year was misdiagnosed by University College Hospital, Galway (UCHG).

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