UK breast cancer scandal: Husband's shock as 'computer failure' may have caused wife's premature death

A grieving husband in the UK has described his shock at realising his wife is possibly among those whose lives were cut short due to a breast cancer screening error.

UK breast cancer scandal: Husband's shock as 'computer failure' may have caused wife's premature death

A grieving husband in the UK has described his shock at realising his wife is possibly among those whose lives were cut short due to a breast cancer screening error.

British Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said a "computer algorithm failure" dating back to 2009 had meant many women aged 68 to 71 in England were not invited to their final routine screening.

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