20 women had unnecessary mastectomies at NHS trust, review finds
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Neutral summary
An NHS trust has admitted that 20 women underwent unnecessary mastectomies while being treated for breast cancer, and hundreds more suffered harm. Of 539 cases reviewed by the County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust as of September 2, 59 resulted in moderate harm, 19 in severe harm, one patient died, and 242 cases were graded as “minor harm.” The review covers breast cancer cases from January 2023 to February 2025, and medical files of up to 10,000 patients could be reopened. Patients described the shock of being told their breast removal could have been avoided, leaving them with both psychological and physical pain.
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Twenty women had mastectomies they didn't need while being treated for breast cancer and hundreds suffered harm, NHS trust admits. Patients have described the shock they felt when they were told the removal of their bre…
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
NHS: 20 women had unnecessary mastectomies, while others suffered harm. Of 514 cases reviewed by a trust so far, 315 patients have been found to have suffered harm, including 77 who suffered significant harm.
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Belfast Telegraph (outlet profile)
NHS: 20 women had unnecessary mastectomies, while others suffered harm
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Sky News (outlet profile)
20 women had unnecessary mastectomies, says NHS trust. Twenty women have undergone unnecessary mastectomies, while others suffered significant harm while under the care of an NHS trust, a review of cases has found.
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
NHS says 20 women had breasts removed unnecessarily as hundreds suffer significant harm. Hundreds of patients are reported to have come to harm during treatment in the breast unit at the County Durham and Darlington Fou…
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
NHS says 20 women had breasts removed unnecessarily as hundreds of cancer patients suffer significant harm. Hundreds of patients are reported to have come to harm during treatment in the breast unit at the County Durham…
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
NHS says 20 women had breasts removed unnecessarily as hundreds of cancer patients suffer significant harm. Hundreds of women harmed and 20 had unnecessary mastectomies at County Durham and Darlington trust as NHS-wide…
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
20 women unnecessarily had breasts removed and others suffered serious harm. Of 539 cases reviewed by an NHS trust so far, 59 have resulted in moderate harm, 19 in severe harm and one patient has died.
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Woman tells of trauma after unnecessary breast cancer surgery at NHS trust
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News.ru (outlet profile)
Сотни женщин пострадали из-за ошибок врачей при раке груди. В Британии более 300 женщин пострадали из-за ошибок врачей при лечении рака молочной железы. Фонд NHS анализирует случаи, связанные с доктором Амиром Бхатти.
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Tanjug (outlet profile)
Najmanje 20 žena u Engleskoj nepotrebno podvrgnute mastektomiji
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Politika (outlet profile)
Најмање 20 жена непотребно подвргнуто мастектомији у Енглеској. Британски здравствени систем потреса скандал због лечења рака дојке
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Daily Express (outlet profile)
‘Butchered’ - 20 women had breasts removed unnecessarily at NHS trust. More than 300 women are said to have been harmed.
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Morning Star (outlet profile)
NHS Trust found to have given around 20 women unnecessary mastectomies. AROUND 20 women have undergone unnecessary mastectomies at an NHS trust, while hundreds of others suffered “excessive surgery” and were harmed, it…
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Channel 4 News (outlet profile)
‘I suffered multiple failings while I was in active treatment’, says breast cancer patient www.channel4.com/news/i-suffe...
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
'Apologies cannot restore what women who had unnecessary mastectomies have lost - justice must be served'. 'Every case must be found, every decision-maker held to account, and every similar NHS outsourcing deal urgently…
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Medical files of up to 10,000 patients could be reopened amid probe into NHS breast cancer scandal that left 20 women with mastectomies they didn't need. A review of cases going back a decade found hundreds more came to…
Factual core
- At least 20 women in England underwent unnecessary mastectomies.
- One patient died as a result of harm identified in the NHS trust review of 539 cases.