{"id":379844,"date":"2026-09-18T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mutilated-the-women-subjected-to-unnecessary-mastectomies-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T10:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:00:10","slug":"mutilated-the-women-subjected-to-unnecessary-mastectomies-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mutilated-the-women-subjected-to-unnecessary-mastectomies-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Mutilated&#8217;: The women subjected to unnecessary mastectomies | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/DLkU-8Nf85E\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'Mutilated': The women subjected to unnecessary mastectomies | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DLkU-8Nf85E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Denise is one of at least 20 women told they underwent an unnecessary mastectomy at an NHS trust in north-east England.<\/p>\n<p>More than 300 patients have been harmed in County Durham, while thousands more cases are expected to be reviewed, and police are investigating.<\/p>\n<p>The unnecessary breast removals have been described as &quot;utterly unacceptable&quot; by Steve Russell, County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust\u2019s chief executive, and he has apologised &quot;unreservedly&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Denise is one of at least 20 women told they underwent an unnecessary mastectomy at an NHS trust in north-east England. 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