Coroner's Finding: Le, Tu Loan
Deceased
Tu Loan Le
Demographics
54y, female
Date of death
2020-05-09
Finding date
2024-01-19
Cause of death
metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the lung
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Tu Loan Le, a 54-year-old woman on home detention release from prison, died from metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the lung at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital on 9 May 2020. She had been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in June 2019 and received chemotherapy at Royal Adelaide Hospital before being transferred to palliative care. The coroner found that her medical care at both hospitals was exemplary and appropriate, with her comfort needs and medication adequately addressed. The case management by the Department for Correctional Services was found to be empathetic, supportive, and appropriate, with no acts or omissions that directly caused or impacted her death. Ms Le was granted considerable freedom on home detention including permission for medical appointments, religious services, and part-time work. No clinical or custodial failures were identified.
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Contributing factors
- stage 4 lung cancer with bilateral pleural effusions
- liver metastasis
- anaemia
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