Ian Paterson performed the procedure on Marian Moran in 2004 at Parkway Hospital, Solihull, after she found lumps in her left breast. Mrs Moran, 68, told the court that the “charming” surgeon warned her the lumps were pre-cancerous and needed to be removed. Later tests revealed Mrs Moran had been suffering only from benign “little warts”, Nottingham crown court heard. She had an operation to remove her left breast at the private Spire Healthcare hospital on February 21, 2004, when she was 55. Mr Paterson, a breast cancer consultant who operated on…

Source: The Times March 06, 2017 16:52 UTC