Medical News Summary: Woman dies of undiagnosed lung cancer

About: Woman dies of undiagnosed lung cancer
Date: 1 Dec 2003
Source: BBC News UK Edition
Medical News Summary (summary of medical news story as reported by BBC News UK Edition): A woman eventually died after 2 years of suffering with undiagnosed cancer. Doctors did not see the cancer on her lung x-ray. The woman’s daughter knows that her mother would have died anyway but believes her palliative care could have been better with an accurate diagnosis.
URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3250936.stm
Related Disease Topics: Lung Cancer, Cancer

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