Breast cancer screening failure may have shortened 270 lives in England

LONDON (Reuters) - As many as 270 women's lives may have been shortened after an IT failure in England's breast cancer screening programme meant 450,000 patients were not invited for appointments, Britain's health secretary said on Wednesday.

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