KOTTAYAM: On Health Minister K.K. Shyalaja’s orders, Kottayam Medical College Principal will investigate the incident where a patient unconfirmed with cancer was given chemotherapy. Tests at Medical College Lab and RCC confirmed that Kudashanad native Rajani is free of cancer. She is suffering from physical discomforts and hair loss as after-effects of the treatment.

She underwent chemo for a lump on her chest which was diagnosed as cancer by a private lab. Samples were also sent to Medical College Pathology Lab for diagnosis. On the basis of this test result, the doctors directed for chemotherapy and other treatments.

After the first chemotherapy, the test results of the Pathology Lab came, which showed no signs of cancer. Recognizing the lapse, the samples given to private lab was tested again at Pathology Lab, but the tests couldn’t find cancer. These samples were further tested at Thiruvananthapuram RCC.