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month wait for cancer results as NHS department 'overwhelmed'
Sarah Daniels underwent surgery, chemotherapy and private treatment after finally getting her diagnosis, but an inquest heard the long wait had reduced her chances of successful treatment
- 1. A mum-of-three died after waiting nine months for cancer test results, an inquest has heard.
- 2. The inquest heard the pathology department at Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board had been ‘completely overwhelmed by demand’ after being hit by a Covid ‘backlog’ and ‘deluge’ of work.
- 3. Consultant Mohamed Khalifa, who leads gynaecological cancer multidisciplinary team meetings for the health board, said earlier treatment could have made a difference.