Report: Hospital missed breast cancer diagnosis twice

A report into a missed diagnosis of breast cancer for a woman at University Hospital Galway has said the diagnosis was missed on two occasions in the case of the woman, known as Ms A.

Report: Hospital missed breast cancer diagnosis twice
Tue, 15 Jul, 2008 - 15:53

A report into a missed diagnosis of breast cancer for a woman at University Hospital Galway has said the diagnosis was missed on two occasions in the case of the woman, known as Ms A.

She had been a patient at Barrington’s Hospital, Limerick and her cytology samples were analysed in UHG.

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