Young patient died – cancer mistaken for virus

A person in their 20s sought help for their mouth sores, first with a dentist and then with a healthcare center in Blekinge. There, the discomfort was deemed to be caused by a virus. When the patient returned a second time, a referral was sent to the hospital, and there, tissue samples showed widespread cancer in the mouth cavity. About a year later, the patient died.

Region Blekinge, which has investigated the course of events, has come to the conclusion that it is a serious case of medical malpractice. The incident has been reported to the Health and Social Care Inspectorate, writes the region in a press release.