Delayed diagnosis: Mum of five says If I had got the right results...I wouldn’t be where I am now

A mother-of-five who experienced a delayed cervical cancer diagnosis has spoken of her experience after her case was uncovered as part of a recent HSE review.

Delayed diagnosis: Mum of five says If I had got the right results...I wouldn’t be where I am now

A mother-of-five who experienced a delayed cervical cancer diagnosis has spoken of her experience after her case was uncovered as part of a recent HSE review.

Speaking to Raidió na Gaeltachta, Emma Mhic Mhathúna said that she has had smear tests every three years since the birth of her daughter, 15, and up until 2016 all the results came back normal.

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