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image captionMrs Johnston needlessly suffered through chemotherapy for 18 months
A woman has been awarded more than £75,000 after doctors falsely told her she had cancer.
Mum-of-four Janice Johnston had to go through 18 months of living hell and chemotherapy, after she was diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer at Kent and Canterbury Hospital in 2017.
In 2019 she sought alternative treatment, but doctors at Guy s Hospital in London found no cancer.
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust admitted liability.
image captionThe trust admitted failing to carry out vital tests before diagnosing Mrs Johnston
A medical negligence claim found staff at the hospital failed to do the necessary ultrasound scan and bone marrow biopsy before diagnosing Mrs Johnston.