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Andrew Stafford and Robyn Wuth

Missed cancer scans reveal major hospital bungle

Queensland Health apologised for a scans bungle that it calls "the worst-case scenario for us". (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

A five-week delay reviewing the scans of one terminally ill cancer patient has triggered checks for thousands more cases after failures at a major hospital.

In the second Queensland Health bungle revealed in two days, patients at Caboolture Hospital might have been exposed to serious health complications because of their medical images not being sent to specialists.

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