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Emma Mhic Mhathúna is one of 209 women with cervical cancer who received incorrect smear test results
A terminally-ill woman from the Republic of Ireland has settled a case against the Health Service Executive and a US laboratory for €7.5 million.
Emma Mhic Mhathúna, a 37-year-old mother of five, was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2016.
Her diagnosis came three years after she had received the all-clear from a previous smear test but the results turned out to be wrong.
Errors were discovered during an audit by a CervicalCheck screening programme.
The County Kerry mother…
