Wednesday, 1 March 2017

Surgeon accused of assaulting patients by carrying out 'unnecessary' breast cancer operations

Surgeon accused of assaulting patients by carrying out 'unnecessary' breast cancer operations An experienced NHS surgeon has been accused of trying to "earn extra money" by deliberately carrying out "completely unnecessary" operations on suspected breast cancer patients.

Ian Paterson repeatedly lied to patients about their conditions and performed dozens of botched mastectomies which caused patients "serious harm" over a 14-year period, a court has heard.

Prosecutors say Mr Paterson "invented" serious risks of cancer in patients and performed life-changing procedures on them for "no medically justified reason". The Daily Telegraph

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