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| Cancer cases found after errors | Cancer cases found after errors |
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| Eighteen women have been told they have breast cancer after screening errors by a radiologist in East Lancashire failed to detect the disease. | Eighteen women have been told they have breast cancer after screening errors by a radiologist in East Lancashire failed to detect the disease. |
| The women were among hundreds who had mammograms at Accrington Victoria Community Hospital, of which 355 cases were reviewed in an independent study. | The women were among hundreds who had mammograms at Accrington Victoria Community Hospital, of which 355 cases were reviewed in an independent study. |
| East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust said it was "not possible" to say if the women's prognosis was affected. | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust said it was "not possible" to say if the women's prognosis was affected. |
| The radiologist involved last screened patients in December 2008. | The radiologist involved last screened patients in December 2008. |
| The trust said they had not worked since April. | The trust said they had not worked since April. |
| The blunder came to light through internal monitoring in the screening service which sparked an independent investigation. | The blunder came to light through internal monitoring in the screening service which sparked an independent investigation. |
| As a result all of the radiologist's breast cancer screenings over the past three years were scrutinised, said the hospital trust. | As a result all of the radiologist's breast cancer screenings over the past three years were scrutinised, said the hospital trust. |
| Of these cases 85 women were re-tested and 14 diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and all are receiving treatment. | Of these cases 85 women were re-tested and 14 diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and all are receiving treatment. |
| It must be terrible... being given the all-clear, only to discover in the end that they are affected by cancer Councillor Darren Reynolds | It must be terrible... being given the all-clear, only to discover in the end that they are affected by cancer Councillor Darren Reynolds |
| A further four patients were found to have abnormal cells which had not spread. | A further four patients were found to have abnormal cells which had not spread. |
| Rineke Schram, medical director of the hospital trust, said the mistakes had caused a delay in treatment. | Rineke Schram, medical director of the hospital trust, said the mistakes had caused a delay in treatment. |
| "It is unfortunately not possible to state with certainty whether this delay in treatment has affected the prognosis other than to state that early-stage breast cancers have a good prognosis." | "It is unfortunately not possible to state with certainty whether this delay in treatment has affected the prognosis other than to state that early-stage breast cancers have a good prognosis." |
| A helpline has been set up for any women concerned and all of those affected have been informed by the hospital. | A helpline has been set up for any women concerned and all of those affected have been informed by the hospital. |
| Meanwhile, councillors have called for a full investigation to prevent similar mistakes. | Meanwhile, councillors have called for a full investigation to prevent similar mistakes. |
| Burnley borough councillor Darren Reynolds, a former member of the hospital trust's governors, said: "It must be terrible for them to have to go through this, first being recalled, then being given the all-clear, only to discover in the end that they are affected by cancer. | Burnley borough councillor Darren Reynolds, a former member of the hospital trust's governors, said: "It must be terrible for them to have to go through this, first being recalled, then being given the all-clear, only to discover in the end that they are affected by cancer. |
| "There have been serious management failings at the Trust in the past and I do not know yet to what extent this might have contributed to the problem." | "There have been serious management failings at the Trust in the past and I do not know yet to what extent this might have contributed to the problem." |
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