Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has expressed his “deep sorrow” to the women affected by delayed diagnosis of endometrial cancer at Letterkenny University Hospital, where a review identified a litany of errors. Mr Varadkar also expressed his sorrow in the Dáil to the families of the women who faced adverse outcomes as a result of diagnostic delays. It found that of the 143 cases of endometrial cancer over a 10-year period “one in three women experienced a delayed diagnosis” and that “one in five women suffered serious consequences”. “As a result, a number of these women have since passed away, some as a result of the delay in diagnosis,” Mr Doherty said. ‘Bad to worse’He added that “today we learned that things have gone from bad to worse” with a further three cases of delayed diagnosis having come to light, bringing the total to 41.

Source: The Irish Times November 12, 2020 16:52 UTC