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Fri 11 Nov 2007Russian Roulette was played with women's livesNo triple assessment as promised, staff without specialist expertise and outdated equipment created a recipe for disaster in Portlaoise, writes Eithne Donnellan, Health CorrespondentThe current fiasco in relation to breast cancer services in Portlaoise dates back to 2000. The eminent Prof Niall O'Higgins, in a report on the development of services for symptomatic breast disease across the State, stated that the population of the midland region "marginally" supported a single breast unit.