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NHS cyber-attack: Boy, 14, has cancer operation postponed

siteadmin June 21, 2024

A 14-year-old boy with Ewing sarcoma, a type of bone cancer, has had an operation to remove a tumour postponed due to a ransomware attack on Synnovis, a blood-testing firm. The cyber attack has disrupted clinical procedures at several London hospitals, and has caused the cancellation of 134 planned procedures, including over 180 cancer surgeries.

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