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More than 100 Sydney cancer patients given wrong chemotherapy doses, report confirms
More than 100 Sydney cancer patients given wrong chemotherapy doses, report confirms
More than 100 cancer patients were given incorrect doses of chemotherapy by a senior doctor at St Vincent's hospital in Sydney, a report has found.NSW Health handed down a damning final report into the dosing scandal on Tuesday, revealing that senior oncologist Dr John Grygiel had under-prescribed doses of cancer treatment drug carboplatin to 129 people, 103 of whom were head and neck cancer patients between 2012 and 2014.That's up on the 78 patients identified in an interim report in April, led by Cancer Institute NSW boss Professor David Currow, which slammed the hospital for responding too slowly to mistreatment concerns.On Tuesday the scandal also engulfed two more Sydney hospitals.
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Chemotherapy under-dosing: Fears cancer patients at two more Sydney hospitals given wrong doses
Chemotherapy under-dosing: Fears cancer patients at two more Sydney hospitals given wrong doses
Chemotherapy under-dosing: Fears cancer patients at two more Sydney hospitals given wrong dosesUpdatedThe New South Wales health department has been ordered to review the treatment of all public cancer patients over the past five years, after revelations fresh cases of suspected chemotherapy under-dosing in the public health system are being investigated.The State Government made the announcement as it released its report into the under-dosing of patients by Dr John Grygiel at another Sydney hospital, St Vincent's.The report found 103 St Vincent's patients with head and neck cancers had been given low doses.Health Minister Jillian Skinner said the publicity the scandal generated had prompted a nurse at Sutherland Hospital to come forward flagging possible similar incidents involving patients of haematologist Dr Kiran Phadke.
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Quarter of cancer patients diagnosed in 80s still suffering ill-effects
Quarter of cancer patients diagnosed in 80s still suffering ill-effects
Prof Jane Maher, the charity's chief medical officer, said: "With so many people alive today who were diagnosed with cancer in the 1970s and 1980s, it's clear that having cancer is no longer necessarily the death sentence it once was; that is a cause for celebration."But while it is not always life-ending, it is life-changing and we need to ensure that people who have had the disease or who are living with it have a good quality of life and tailored, appropriate support."The findings, from Macmillan and Public Health England's National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service, come as the charity launches an advertising campaign to alert cancer survivors to the help available.Forecasts suggest the number of people living with cancer is likely to grow from 2.5 million to 4 million by 2030.Latest figures suggest that in total, around 625,000 people in the UK are estimated to be facing poor health or disability after cancer treatment.
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