[News] UK mother angry at delay of 6 year's old diagnosis

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J - 11 Sep 2006 10:02 GMT

If the link expires, before you get to it, the full news item will be
posted on sci.med.diseases.cancer (same day).
J
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_yorkshire/5332596.stm
grieving mother alleges doctors to failed diagnose a tumour growing down
her son's spine.

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Emily - 11 Sep 2006 11:20 GMT

J said...

> If the link expires, before you get to it, the full news item will be
> posted on sci.med.diseases.cancer (same day).
> J
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_yorkshire/5332596.stm
> grieving mother alleges doctors to failed diagnose a tumour growing down
> her son's spine.

I doubt we'll ever know the full story. It's always difficult with
children to get at what's really wrong because they are very easily
misinterpreted.

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J - 12 Sep 2006 19:53 GMT

> J said...
> > If the link expires, before you get to it, the full news item will be
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> children to get at what's really wrong because they are very easily
> misinterpreted.

Yes, well, since the tumour was "growing down" his spine, I doubt he could
have been saved.
Shame though, maybe it could have been palliated.
And/or I don't recall 6 year olds (consistently) complaining of severe
headache.
J

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Emily - 12 Sep 2006 23:52 GMT

J said...

> > J said...
> > > If the link expires, before you get to it, the full news item will be
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
> And/or I don't recall 6 year olds (consistently) complaining of severe
> headache.

Indeed. It's usually a tummache with 6 yr olds. "Mummy, I've got a
tummyache in my head"...

I agree it looks as though more investigations should have taken place
sooner; however I've learned over the years to be very wary of 'shock,
horror' news reports. They are invariably biased and the stories only
ever come to the attention of the papers through the agency of the
injured party - which makes it rather hard for them to be objective.

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