Atlanta mom Cassandra Barksdale misdiagnosed with aggressive cancer, underwent full hysterectomy after lab mix-up: lawsuit

An Atlanta mom was told she had an aggressive form of cancer and underwent a full hysterectomy – before it later emerged the operation was completely unnecessary due to a lab mix-up, according to court documents. Cassandra Barksdale, 43, learned she apparently had just years to live when doctors gave her the results fr

An Atlanta-area woman alleges that negligent handling of a tissue sample led to her being misdiagnosed with an aggressive form of uterine cancer and undergoing a full hysterectomy at the age of 43.