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Emma Mhic Mhathúna is one of 209 women with disabilities. 39 cervical cancer that received incorrect results
A terminally ill woman from the Republic of Ireland settled a case against the Health Service Executive and a US laboratory for 7.5 million euros.
Emma Mhic Mhathúna, 37, mother of five, was diagnosed She was diagnosed three years after being given the safety of an earlier smear test, but the results turned out to be wrong.
Errors were discovered during an audit by a CervicalCheck screening program.
Kerry County's mother sued the HSE and US laboratory used by CervicalCheck
At Friday's hearing, Judge Kevin Cross said he was happy that the parties had managed to settle their differences. approved the regulation, which includes the responsibility HSE admit not to disclose the conclusions of the audit carried out.
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In an inter Ms. Ní Mhathúna, who is a single mother, said that she was not married. she had to sit with her children to tell them that she was dying.
Emma Mhic Mhathúna is one of 209 women with cancer of the cervix of the uterus.
It was later revealed that 18 of the 209 women died after receiving incorrect smear test results from the National Cervical Cancer Screening Program.
The scandal led to the resignation of the head of the Irish health service. 19659019] Q & A: The cervical cancer scandal of Ireland
At a press conference in May, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said: "I can not say anything today: the pain and suffering of women at the center of the controversy over cervical cancer.
" Words can not not appease the anguish that they experience, or the unimaginable distress of their children and their families. "
