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Woman says she had surgery for cancer, but it was a misdiagnosis
WSB-TV • • health
Key Points:
- Cassandra Barksdale is suing Kaiser Permanente after being misdiagnosed with endometrial uterine cancer in March 2025, leading to a total hysterectomy in May before discovering in September that the biopsy tissue was from another patient and she did not have cancer.
- The misdiagnosis caused significant emotional distress for Barksdale and her family, stripping her of the choice to have more children and impacting her mental health.
- Barksdale’s attorneys emphasized the failure despite advanced medical technologies and highlighted the irreversible consequences of the error.
- Kaiser Permanente acknowledged the mistake, stating they have taken immediate steps to prevent such errors in the future and are working with Barksdale and her lawyers to resolve the matter fairly.
