Families now face the distressing possibility that loved ones who have recently died from breast cancer may have missed opportunities for early diagnosis. Women receiving breast cancer treatment, including those with a terminal diagnosis, may also receive letters informing them of missed screenings in the coming months. Show Hide If you or anyone in your family have been affected by errors that may have led to missed breast cancer screenings, we would like to hear from you. It will review the entire breast screening programme and report back in six months. The chief executive of Breast Cancer Now, Delyth Morgan, said it was beyond belief that the error continued for almost a decade, calling it a “colossal systematic failure”.

Source: The Guardian May 02, 2018 11:17 UTC