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Woman sues Kaiser Permanente for wrongful cancer diagnosis and hysterectomy

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A woman in Atlanta, Georgia, is suing Kaiser Permanente after allegedly undergoing an unnecessary hysterectomy due to a mislabeled tissue sample. Cassandra Barksdale was informed she had cancer based on a sample that actually belonged to another patient. This error led to a full hysterectomy on May 15, 2025, and subsequent distress, as she was initially told she would need chemotherapy. The lawsuit claims the medical center's error resulted in significant physical and emotional pain. AI

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Woman sues Kaiser Permanente for wrongful cancer diagnosis and hysterectomy

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    US woman says she had hysterectomy after she got someone else’s cancer diagnosis

    A US woman from the Atlanta area is alleging that she was wrongly diagnosed with cancer and underwent an unneeded hysterectomy because of a labelling error. Cassandra Barksdale and her lawyers filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Kaiser Permanente alleging the mix-up led to the sur…

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