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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Steven Morris

NHS trust apologises over death of woman, 27, after cancer misdiagnosis

Porsche McGregor-Sims
Porsche McGregor-Sims, 27, died a day after being admitted to Queen Alexandra hospital in Portsmouth. Photograph: Alistair Toogood/Solent News and Photo Agency

An NHS trust has apologised over the death of a 27-year-old events manager after a locum gynaecologist mistook aggressive cervical cancer for a hormonal or bowel problem.

The family of Porsche McGregor-Sims, who died a day after being admitted to Queen Alexandra hospital in Portsmouth, told her inquest that she had felt she was not listened to and that the misdiagnosis had robbed them of a chance to say goodbye.

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