Cancer Doctor Suspended

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A breast cancer patient has welcomed the General Medical Council’s decision to hand down a four month suspension to one of the doctors she considers was responsible for the critical delays in diagnosing her condition.

2:55 pm, Wed 21 Mar 2012

Breast cancer delay patient

Emma Southall whose advanced breast cancer was left undiagnosed for twelve months said she feels very angry.

The mother told a GMC panel that she had seen her GP, Dr Hanna three times complaining of a lump in her breast but no examination or referral was made.