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Georgia woman says she was wrongly diagnosed with cancer and had hysterectomy due to labeling error - AP News

Published by Associated Press By Kim Chandler, Emilie Megnien · 7 August 2026 at 00:49
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Georgia woman says she was wrongly diagnosed with cancer and had hysterectomy due to labeling error - AP News
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A Georgia woman says she was wrongly diagnosed with aggressive cancer due to a labeling error and underwent an unneeded hysterectomy. Cassandra Barksdale and her attorneys filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Kaiser Permanente. Barksdale was 43 when she underwent …

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