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24 Jan 2006 02:01:07 pm

Missing The Diagnosis Of Breast Cancer

I was reading this disturbing news this morning which says that a consultant radiologist who was working Trafford General Hospital, UK, has missed breast cancer 22 at least 22 times. These 22 women were told much later that they had breast cancer in their mammograms that were taken previously, some dating as long back as two years.

This is a disturbing news, I can not just stop thinking about the plight of those 22 women who's prognosis of breast cancer may have changed markedly due to this radiologist's mistakes. One woman, who was given all clear certificate by this consultant radiologist, spent two years not knowing that she is harboring a growing breast cancer for two years.

This consultant's name is not released, but he remains suspended from work, was based at Trafford General Hospital from April 2003 and did locum work at North Manchester General Hospital from January 2004. This consultant radiologist's mistakes came into limelight last April when radiographers and a surgeon raised concerns about the accuracy of his reports.
An investigation was quickly enforced and experts combed through nearly 2,500 mammograms handled by the consultant at the two hospitals. They found that reading by this radiologist contained significant errors. About 176 patients were recalled to have repeat mammogram and among 28 were found to have some form of breast cancer. Twenty-one had been diagnosed with breast caner and one had treatable tumor.

Women undergo mammogram in an effort to find breast cancer early, and mistakes like this which defeats the purpose of mammogram can't be tolerated. The pain and misery caused to these 22 women who had significant delays in their breast cancer diagnosis can't be amply compensated by any action by the authorities.

Category : Breast cancer treatment | Posted By : Sherin |

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