{
  "id": 314997,
  "title": "Woman Says She Was Wrongly Diagnosed With Cancer, Had Surgery Due to Labeling Error",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/woman-says-she-was-wrongly-diagnosed-with-cancer-had-surgery-due-to",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-08T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MedPage Today",
    "slug": "medpage-today",
    "url": "https://www.medpagetoday.com/practicemanagement/medicolegal/122530"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An Atlanta woman, Cassandra Barksdale, claims she was wrongly diagnosed with cancer and had an unnecessary hysterectomy due to a labeling error at Kaiser Permanente. According to her lawsuit, a tissue sample from another patient was mistakenly labeled as hers, leading to her hysterectomy in May 2025, despite DNA analysis later confirming the sample belonged to a different person. Barksdale, then 43, underwent the surgery on May 15, 2025, believing she had an aggressive form of endometrial uterine cancer. She had visited Kaiser Permanente in Jonesboro, Georgia, in early 2025 due to heavy bleeding and fibroids, noncancerous growths in the uterus. After receiving biopsy results on March 17, 2025, she believed she had cancer for months, causing her and her sons significant emotional distress. Kaiser Permanente representatives stated that the mistake should not have occurred, citing their trained staff and thorough processes, and have implemented measures to prevent such errors in the future. The lawsuit, filed by Barksdale and her attorneys, seeks unspecified damages for the harm caused by the negligence.",
  "summary": "(MedPage Today) -- An Atlanta-area woman alleges that she was wrongly diagnosed with cancer and underwent an unneeded hysterectomy because of a labeling error. Cassandra Barksdale and her attorneys filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Kaiser Permanente...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}