Breast cancer: couple seeks 11.1 million rupees from Mauritius state
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Defimedia
A resident of Henrietta and her husband are seeking 11.1 million Mauritian rupees from the Mauritian state after what they consider negligent treatment of breast cancer led to a mastectomy. The complaint, filed with the Supreme Court, follows several consultations since April 2024, reports Defimedia.
A woman from Henrietta and her husband are seeking 11.1 million Mauritian rupees from the state, alleging medical negligence that worsened the middle-aged woman’s breast cancer. The couple filed a case with the Supreme Court after a biopsy, a deterioration in her condition and a mastectomy, reports Defimedia.
The patient filed a complaint of medical negligence on 18 July 2025 with the regional health director at Victoria Hospital in Candos. She discovered a lump in her left breast in April 2024 and went to hospital on 26 April after pain developed, according to Defimedia.
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