Hospital apologises to woman given wrong gene test result and who now has cancer

A hospital has unreservedly apologised in the High Court to a 52- year old woman who was given the incorrect 'normal' diagnosis for a breast cancer gene test nine years ago but is now seriously ill with ovarian cancer.

Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin in a letter of apology read to the court today accepted it was negligent in the matter and in particular the misreporting of Martina Murphy’s gene test results.