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US 'cancer battle' teen returns

(BBC 26/05/2009)

A US mother and her cancer-stricken son have returned voluntarily after fleeing Minnesota to avoid court-ordered chemotherapy for the 13-year-old boy. He is diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, a highly curable form of cancer when treated with chemotherapy and radiation. Colleen Hauser had said she wished to treat Daniel's cancer with natural methods, citing religious beliefs. The Brown County sheriff said he had dropped an arrest warrant for Mrs Hauser, calling it a "good day".

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Cancer battle pair flee US police

(BBC 21/05/2009)

An alert has gone out to police forces across the US to search for a mother who fled with her cancer-stricken teenage son to avoid chemotherapy. Colleen Hauser told a Minnesota judge she wished to treat her son Daniel's cancer with natural healing methods before she disappeared with him. She failed to attend a court hearing on Tuesday after an x-ray showed Daniel, 13, had a tumour in his chest. Doctors say he will probably die without conventional treatment.

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The funny thing about cancer

(The Scotsman 26/01/2009)

Ross was studying English and history at Glasgow University when, after being lethargic and generally a bit unwell for a while, he discovered a lump in his neck and went to his GP. He assumed it was just swollen glands and when the doctor told him it could be "all sorts of things - including cancer" he just thought: "That's definitely not going to happen - I'm only 19."

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My orangutans sensed I'd had cancer - they were so gentle with me when I was weak

(Daily Mail 12/10/2008)

Michelle Desilets wasn't surprised she was exhausted - she had just returned from a hard, three-month business trip to Indonesia, Australia and America. '...I was sure I'd picked up something in Borneo,' says Michelle. But, she had a kind of lymphoma known as Hodgkin's disease, and further tests were required to determine whether the cancer was confined to one area or had spread.

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