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Twenty women had mastectomies unnecessarily while being treated for breast cancer at County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust, it has emerged.

In a briefing paper presented to the board, the trust stated that 32 women received excessive surgery when a wide local excision would have been appropriate. Of these, 20 had a mastectomy without clinical need, the trust confirmed.

Delayed diagnosis of breast cancer was also identified in 20 women during a review of more than 500 cases in response 

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Mastectomy scandal: Twenty women had unnecessary procedure at trust, investigation finds