Woman poses as doctor at 2 Montreal hospitals, gives fake brain-cancer diagnosis

Montreal police are looking for a woman who allegedly posed as a doctor and gave a hospitalized patient a fake brain-cancer diagnosis.

A director for two affiliated Montreal hospitals says the suspect interacted with a patient at each institution.

Ann Lynch says no patients were harmed by the woman who visited each hospital on the same day earlier this week.

Lynch would not deny a media report that says the woman gave a phoney diagnosis of brain cancer to a patient.

The report says the patient panicked after hearing the diagnosis, which attracted the attention of emergency room staff.

Lynch says the hospitals are reviewing their security measures.

The suspect posed as a physician at the Royal Victoria Hospital and Montreal General Hospital, both of which are part of the McGill University Health Centre.

The suspect is a woman believed to be between 25 and 35 years old.

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