Twenty women had breasts removed unnecessarily, NHS trust admits
One patient is known to have died.Cases have also been identified where cancer diagnoses were missed or delayed. Some of these patients subsequently saw their cancer spread, says Russell.The BBC understands a decision is imminent on whether to extend the scope of the review, and look at cases dating back to 2015. She initially underwent a lumpectomy, then a mastectomy, as well as eight rounds of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.The call she received from the NHS in September 2025 was quickly followed by a letter from CDDFT.
- ▪One patient is known to have died.Cases have also been identified where cancer diagnoses were missed or delayed.
- ▪Some of these patients subsequently saw their cancer spread, says Russell.The BBC understands a decision is imminent on whether to extend the scope of the review, and look at cases dating back to 2015.
- ▪She initially underwent a lumpectomy, then a mastectomy, as well as eight rounds of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.The call she received from the NHS in September 2025 was quickly followed by a letter from CDDFT.
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Twenty women had breasts removed needlessly, says NHS trust<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, Watch: Denise (pictured), Pam and other women describe how they were failedBySharon Barbour, North East & Cumbria health correspondent, Victoria Archer, BBC Local Investigations and Ben MilnePublished2 minutes agoTwenty women underwent mastectomies unnecessarily while being treated for breast cancer, an NHS trust in north-east England has told…
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