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Sarah Ping

Woman grieving for mother who died from misdiagnosed cancer calls for new law

Chloe Hickman’s mother, Louise Hickman died from ovarian cancer that was initially misdiagnosed by doctors (Chloe Hickman/PA) - (Chloe Hickman)

A woman, grieving for her mother after she died from a cancer doctors had misdiagnosed, hopes a new law will make significant changes to policy within the NHS.

Chloe Hickman, 24, from Ipswich in Suffolk, started a Change.org petition calling on the Government to implement Louise’s Law, which would make it mandatory for benign test results to receive a second opinion from a specialist.

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