[ RadSafe ] woman died from the effects of radiation therapy more than 30 years after the treatment cured her

[Dawson, Fred Mr]

The Times reports

A woman died from the effects of radiation therapy more than 30 years
after the treatment cured her of breast cancer, an inquest was told.

Jayne Barrett, an oncologist who was asked to look into the case, said
that Mrs Roper had died as a direct result of being exposed to 4,500
rads

Mrs Roper's husband, Eric, of Priestwood, Bracknell, said that neither
he nor his wife had blamed anyone for what had happened to her. "It gave
her 34 years of life whereas others did not last that long. 

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Fred Dawson

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