Mum died from aggressive cancer after nine-month wait for test results
Sarah Catherine Daniels, a 43-year-old mother of three, died from aggressive ovarian cancer after a nine-month delay in receiving pathology results. An inquest heard that the pathology department was overwhelmed by post-pandemic demand, which the coroner described as an unacceptable delay that reduced her chances of successful treatment. Although she initially received chemotherapy and had a period of remission, the cancer returned, and she passed away at home in April 2025.
- ▪Sarah Catherine Daniels died at age 43 in April 2025 after a nine-month wait for pathology test results on an ovarian mass.
- ▪The coroner stated that the pathology department was overwhelmed by demand following the pandemic, making the delay unacceptable and reducing the chance of successful chemotherapy.
- ▪Sarah opted for a less invasive procedure to remove the mass in February 2022 to avoid the side effects of a total hysterectomy.
- ▪Consultant Mohamed Khalifa testified that the delay meant treatment was not started sooner, which might have changed the outcome of her death.
- ▪The pathology manager acknowledged the backlog and stated that the health board now uses outsourcing to prevent returning to a position with routine backlogs.
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Mum died from aggressive cancer after nine-month wait for test resultsImage caption, Sarah Catherine Daniels died at home surrounded by loved ones, her inquest was toldByRowenna HoskinBBC WalesPublished5 minutes agoA mum-of-three died from cancer following a nine-month delay in receiving pathology test results, meaning she did not receive potentially life-extending treatment fast enough, an inquest has heard. Sarah Catherine Daniels' husband said she "never gave up" trying to fight her rare and aggressive cancer, but died at home in Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf, aged 43 in April 2025.Coroner Rachel Knight said the pathology department where a mass from Sarah's ovary had been sent for testing was at the time "completely overwhelmed by demand" following the Covid-19 pandemic.She told the…
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