Rs 3 Lakh Compensation for Cancer free patient given Chemotherapy: Kerala govt
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Government has decided to give a compensation of Rs 3 lakh to a middle-aged female patient who underwent chemotherapy at the Kottayam medical college hospital early this year after she was wrongly diagnosed to be suffering from cancer.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported about the case wherein the government had ordered an inquiry into the allegations that the patient was allegedly subjected to chemotherapy treatment despite not having cancer.
The Kerala State Human Rights Commission had also registered a case for suspected medical negligence.
According to the patient, she had undergone treatment at the General surgery department of the hospital for a lump on her breast. Her samples were taken and sent for testing.
Chemotherapy allegedly started immediately after the doctors at the Oncology department received the report, which allegedly mentioned she had been diagnosed with cancer. However, a report from the hospital’s lab came two weeks later which said it was not cancerous. After the first dose was administered, the patient had lost all her hair
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