Read our Privacy noticeAn Atlanta-area woman is suing Kaiser Permanente, alleging she was wrongly diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer and underwent an unnecessary hysterectomy due to a critical labeling error. Cassandra Barksdale and her legal team filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Kaiser Permanente, claiming the mix-up led to the invasive surgery and months of profound physical and emotional distress. "She came into Kaiser Permanente looking for answers, and she left with a diagnosis that did not belong to her. In response, representatives for Kaiser Permanente issued a statement: "Ms. Barksdale should not have experienced this." A 2011 research paper on prostate cancer also documented three instances of biopsy sample misidentification over a two-year period.