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Hannah Graham & James Robinson

Ashington woman suffered cervical cancer after doctors got smear test result wrong

Her life was changed forever by devastating cervical cancer which could have been prevented if smear test results had been properly reported.

Now, this Ashington woman says she hopes her story could help save the lives of other women.

Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has admitted a breach of duty after wrongly recording Shona Clark's smear test as negative, when it should have shown borderline changes.

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