"The Cameron Inquiry: An Unofficial Blog" is a blog about the hormone receptor testing and the impact that the faulty testing has had on the lives of many Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, especially those diagnosed with breast cancer and the families of those patients.  This is a forum that will provide people a free forum to openly express their concerns and opinions.

This blog is in no way affiliated with or associated with The Cameron Inquiry.  This site is a blog of the events of The Cameron Inquiry into the faulty hormone receptor testing conducted in the Newfoundland and Labrador Health Care system.

The opinions expressed on this blog are just that, opinions.  They in no way reflect any outcomes of The Cameron Inquiry.  They are the opinions of the author(s) of the particular article and are in no way meant to influence any portion of The Cameron Inquiry.

What is the Cameron Inquiry?

The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador established the Commission of Inquiry on hormone receptor testing on July 3, 2007.  Referred to as The Cameron Inquiry after the Honourable Margaret A. Cameron, the appointed inquiry commissioner, the inquiry was devided into two parts.

Part one of the inquiry will report on the problems with the estrogen and progesterone hormone receptor tests conducted in the Newfoundland and Labrador Health Care System between the years of 1997 and 2005.  The inquiry will look into:

- What happened to cause the problems;
- When the problems came to light;
- Whether the problems could have been detected earlier;
- The protocols tha twere in place; and
- What steps the responsible authorities had taken when they were notified of the problems

Part two of the inquiry will be directed towards policy and the legal issues raised by the terms of reference established by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.  It will focus on:

- the duties of the responsible authorities to the patients;
- the duties of the responsible authorities to other parties within the health care system;
- the duties of the responsible authorities to the public;
- estrogen and progesterone hormone receptor testing systems; and
- processes and quality assurance ssytems currently in place

There will be no recommendations made with regards to civil or criminal responsibility of any person or organization.