Misdiagnoses at Japan hospital

Misdiagnoses at Japan hospital

Shuichi Yamamoto, head of Chiba University Hospital, answers a question from a reporter during a press conference in Tokyo on June 8, 2018, concerning two patients who died from cancer that was not diagnosed through computerized tomography examinations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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