Jackie was found to be suffering from breast cancer. She
initially underwent radical right mastectomy and then had
chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Although further treatment by way of tamoxifen was considered,
the hospital failed to measure Jackie’s oestrogen receptor
status.
The failure to do so was negligent and as a result this cancer
remained untreated for some 2 years and 8 months leading to a left
mastectomy and choroidal metastases affecting the sight in her
right eye.
Jackie underwent further chemotherapy developing polyarthropathy
as a result causing painful symptoms in her back, hips, arms and
hands. She has responded well to Tamoxifen and is now in
remission but remains disabled and unable to return to her job as a
manager of a charity shop.
Although the hospital admitted negligence they argued that the
events and damage to Jackie would have amounted the very much the
same notwithstanding the failure to provide Tamoxifen earlier.
Damages were recovered in the sum of £80,000.
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