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Omaha Steve

(99,660 posts) Mon Apr 27, 2015, 07:55 AM Apr 2015

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Teen who fought cancer treatment heading home from hospital

Source: AP-Excite

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A 17-year-old Connecticut girl forced by the courts to undergo chemotherapy for her cancer has finished that treatment and is expected to be released from the hospital.

The teen, identified only as Cassandra C, tells The Associated Press that she is being released from the Connecticut Children's Medical Center on Monday.

Doctors say her Hodgkin lymphoma, diagnosed in September, is in remission. Cassandra posted photos Friday after having the posts used to administer the chemo removed from her body.

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Read more: http://apnews.excite.com/article/20150427/us--teen-cancer_treatment-9a5274ef26.html

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Teen who fought cancer treatment heading home from hospital (Original Post) Omaha Steve Apr 2015 OP

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Good news, I hope she doesn't fight any follow up treatments. TexasProgresive Apr 2015 #2

Once she turns 18, it's going to be up to her. LisaL Apr 2015 #6

Just remember that it was SCIENCE, that saved you M'kay? GOLGO 13 Apr 2015 #3

I am happy she is well but I will never endorse forced life by the state CBGLuthier Apr 2015 #4

While I agree with you on general principle packman Apr 2015 #5

She was a minor. LisaL Apr 2015 #7

Good - now she has an over 90% chance of survival, according to the typical statistics LeftishBrit Apr 2015 #8

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TexasProgresive

(12,157 posts)

2. Good news, I hope she doesn't fight any follow up treatments.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 08:03 AM

Apr 2015

I think that: "the posts used to administer the chemo" should probably read: "the ports used to administer the chemo"

LisaL

(44,973 posts)

6. Once she turns 18, it's going to be up to her.

Reply to TexasProgresive (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 03:59 PM

Apr 2015

GOLGO 13

(1,681 posts)

3. Just remember that it was SCIENCE, that saved you M'kay?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 09:09 AM

Apr 2015

Science will save us all! Or destroy the earth when the robot overlords expand their territories across the cardinal line.

CBGLuthier

(12,723 posts)

4. I am happy she is well but I will never endorse forced life by the state

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 09:57 AM

Apr 2015

She is quite old enough to make this decision herself. Fuck the government for forcing her to do what she did not want.

packman

(16,296 posts)

5. While I agree with you on general principle

Reply to CBGLuthier (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 11:26 AM

Apr 2015

There are ALWAYS exceptions where the government is almost obligated to step in - protection of an child, an adult with reduced mental capacity, etc.

LisaL

(44,973 posts)

7. She was a minor.

Reply to CBGLuthier (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 04:00 PM

Apr 2015

Not old enough by our standards.

LeftishBrit

(41,208 posts)

8. Good - now she has an over 90% chance of survival, according to the typical statistics

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Apr 28, 2015, 12:38 PM

Apr 2015

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