Medical News Summary: Woman with breast cancer told she had Lyme disease

About: Woman with breast cancer told she had Lyme disease
Date: 7 October 2004
Source: Hyde Park Townsman
Author: Alice Hunt
Medical News Summary (summary of medical news story as reported by Hyde Park Townsman): A woman sought doctors advice after she found a lump in her breast. The doctors initially misdiagnosed her with Lyme disease, pre-menopause and hormonal imbalances. Eventually an ultrasound showed that she had advanced stage breast cancer. She then had a mastectomy and chemotherapy.
URL: http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=13085007&BRD=1704&PAG=461&dept_id=71705&rfi=6
Related Disease Topics: Breast cancer, Lyme disease, Pre-menopause, Hormonal imbalance, Mastectomy

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Related Medical News Channels: This medical news summary article refers to the following medical channel categories:

• Misdiagnosis (type of Medical misadventure)
• misdiagnosis of Lyme disease
• misdiagnosis of breast cancer
• misdiagnosis of cancer
• Misdiagnosis of pre-menopause
• Misdiagnosis of hormonal imbalance
• Cancer

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