Woman gets misdiagnosed

Woman in Toronto gets misdiagnosed after a double mastectomy, 11 lymph nodes removed and six months of chemotheraphy. She was not aware of the mistake doctors made until seven years later. She advises all women to always get a second opinion before undergoing any type of treatment for cancer. She states the following,

I've told everyone I've talked to: 'Don't take the risk,"' Lewis said from her home in Roddickton, on Newfoundland's northern peninsula. "I know a lady, 84, diagnosed last week with (cancer in) both breasts. I had to say to her, 'Listen, make sure you get a second opinion on this before you go and have anything done.

She is one of 400 women who have been misdiagnosed in Newfoundland and Labrador. All she recieved from the the Eastern Health Authority is an apology letter. She is working on filing a class action lawsuit.