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 surgery and months of physical and emotional pain.According to the lawsuit, another patient’s tissue sample was mistakenly labelled as belonging to Barksdale, who at age 43 then underwent a full hysterectomy on May 15, 2025, and was told she would get instructions about chemotherapy.
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US woman says she had hysterectomy after she got someone else’s cancer diagnosis
Cassandra Barksdale, a woman from the Atlanta area, has filed a lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente. She alleges that a labeling error led to her receiving a false cancer diagnosis and subsequently undergoing an unnecessary hysterectomy.
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Cassandra Barksdale, a woman from the Atlanta area, has filed a lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente. She alleges that a labeling error led to her receiving a false cancer diagnosis and subsequently undergoing an unnecessary hysterectomy. According to the lawsuit, another patient's tissue sample was mistakenly labeled as Barksdale's. As a result, Barksdale, aged 43, had a full hysterectomy on May 15, 2025. She is seeking compensation for the physical and emotional pain she experienced due to this alleged mix-up.
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Cassandra Barksdale and her lawyers filed a lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente on Tuesday.
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Another patient's tissue sample was mistakenly labeled as belonging to Barksdale.
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The alleged misdiagnosis led to an unneeded hysterectomy performed on May 15, 2025.
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A US woman alleges she was wrongly diagnosed with cancer due to a labeling error by Kaiser Permanente.
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