揭露残害患者的“屠夫外科医生”

nce a respected and revered surgeon, Ian Paterson was trusted by his patients and peers. The breast cancer specialist operated on thousands between 1991 and 2011 but, after questions arose over rising deaths, misdiagnoses, botched procedures and re-operations, an investigation found many of those invasive operations were unnecessary and unapproved. Some patients never even had cancer, yet were left scarred and dealing with life-changing consequences, while others allegedly died as a result of his ‘dangerous’ surgeries. CAMPAIGNER DEBORAH DOUGLAS SPEAKS OUT ABOUT CANCER Paterson – who has been dubbed the ‘butcher surgeon’ – is serving a 20-year sentence after being convicted of 20 counts of wounding in what is thought to be one of the UK’s most horrifying medical scandals. …