South Canterbury District Health BoardA 67-year-old woman died of lung cancer after South Canterbury District Health Board "missed an opportunity" to diagnose her six years earlier - before it was too late. In October 2010, the woman was referred by her GP to South Canterbury emergency department investigate a possible pulmonary embolism (PE). However, the tests showed it wasn't this but found a "mass or mass-like" area in her lung. "This led to a missed opportunity for additional investigations, and a probable delayed diagnosis of cancer," Hill said. Hill recommended that the DHB provide an update on the recommendations in their own review of this case.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 04, 2019 06:38 UTC