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Man says years of ‘unnecessary’ UHCW chemotherapy stole his youth

Man says years of ‘unnecessary’ UHCW chemotherapy stole his youth

BBC Jonathan Jones was given chemotherapy tablets for 16 years, but NHS guidelines say they should usually only be taken for six months A brain cancer patient who says he was prescribed chemotherapy tablets for 16 years, even though NHS guidelines say they should usually only be taken for six months, has said he feels his youth was stolen from …

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‘Anti-vax’ woman, 23, died after refusing chemotherapy

‘Anti-vax’ woman, 23, died after refusing chemotherapy

Nathan Bevan BBC News, South East Gabriel & Sebastian Shemirani Paloma died aged 23 from a heart attack caused by her tumour A woman who died after refusing treatment for cancer told a court she was “anti-vax”, an inquest has heard. Paloma Shemirani, who had declined chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, suffered a fatal heart attack caused by her tumour at …

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