Medical News Summary: 44 men unsure of whether they have prostate cancer due to biopsy problems

About: 44 men unsure of whether they have prostate cancer due to biopsy problems
Date: 22 January 2005
Source: North-West Evening Mail
Medical News Summary (summary of medical news story as reported by North-West Evening Mail): A review of quality control in a Furness hospital revealed that unsuitable prostate biopsy sampling technique had been used resulting in unreliable results in 44 cases. The 44 men were recalled to have the test redone to determine whether they had cancer or not. Resampling was done by a different doctor which has raised some concern in people’s minds about what actually happened. The hospital is refusing to comment until it finishes its investigations.
URL: http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=174011
Related Disease Topics: Prostate cancer, Cancer

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