Woman had chemo, parts of her throat and stomach removed unnecessarily after under-pressure Awanui Labs got cancer diagnosis wrong

Open Justice multimedia journalist, Taranaki·NZ Herald·20 Jul, 2026 05:00 AM5 mins to read‌The misdiagnosis of a biopsy led to a woman undergoing chemotherapy and major surgery. Photo / 123RFA woman underwent chemotherapy and major surgery after a biopsy was wrongly diagnosed as cancer.In October 2023, the woman was told that she had adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus after a biopsy was reviewed by pathologists at Awanui Labs. Based on that diagnosis, she received chemoradiation treatment and later