Woman suing over alleged cervical cancer diagnosis delay claims information concealed for over two years

A Cork woman who is suing the HSE and two laboratories claiming there was a delay in her cervical cancer diagnosis is to be given key documents relating to reviews and audits of three previous smear tests.

Woman suing over alleged cervical cancer diagnosis delay claims information concealed for over two years

A Cork woman who is suing the HSE and two laboratories claiming there was a delay in her cervical cancer diagnosis is to be given key documents relating to reviews and audits of three previous smear tests.

The woman who is in her fifties has further claimed that it was allegedly concealed from her until May last year that cervical smears taken in 2009, 2010 and 2011 had all been upgraded to "high grade" following an audit of her smear tests.

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