Twenty women had breasts removed unnecessarily during NHS cancer care
2 sources·Updated September 18, 2026

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- BBC UK News·23h agoTwenty women had breasts removed unnecessarily during cancer treatment, NHS trust admits
The trust's new chief executive says he apologises unreservedly - "What happened was utterly unacceptable."
Read at BBC UK News → - Guardian UK·1d agoTwenty women had breasts removed unnecessarily during NHS cancer care
Patients among hundreds who suffered harm at County Durham and Darlington foundation trust’s breast unit Twenty women had their breasts removed unnecessarily while being treated for cancer at an NHS trust in north-east England. The County Durham and Darlington foundation trust…
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