NHS trust to review 4,500 breast cancer cases after admitted failings

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 24 Sept, 16:56 · Archive

An NHS trust in County Durham is reviewing over 4,500 breast cancer cases after admitting failings including unnecessary surgeries.

County Durham and Darlington NHS trust has agreed to review more than 4,500 breast cancer cases following discovered failings. The review was triggered after the trust admitted to unnecessary surgeries, including at least 20 mastectomies that were not medically required. The trust said it would examine cases stretching back more than a decade.

How it is being reported

• Up to 4,500 more cancer cases will be reviewed by an NHS trust that admitted women had their breasts removed unnecessarilyDaily Mail · 24 Sept, 11:59
• NHS probe into 4,500 cancer patients after women had breasts removed unnecessarilyThe Mirror · 24 Sept, 10:35
• NHS trust to reexamine 4,500 breast cancer cases after unnecessary surgeries foundBBC News · 24 Sept, 10:11
• NHS trust to review breast cancer cases over more than a decade after failingsSky News · 24 Sept, 09:46

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