A Connecticut woman who, as a teenager, was forced to undergo chemotherapy treatments against her wishes, has died at the age of 22, New Haven’s WTNH-TV reported.
Back in 2015, Cassandra Callender was 17-years-old and, thus, considered by the courts to be a juvenile. She had been diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma and, after a surgery to remove a tumor failed to stop the spread of the cancer, was prescribed chemotherapy treatments.
According to the American Childhood Cancer Organization, children and teenagers diagnosed with this particular form of cancer generally have a fighting chance, if it’s caught early enough and treated aggressively. Survival rates for teens diagnosed with the illness range from 70 to 90 percent depending on how early the cancer was diagnosed.
However, as The Hartford Courant reported at the time, Cassandra rejected the idea of chemotherapy treatments, in favor of exploring other options, such as alternative medicine. She also said at the time that she didn’t want to “poison” her body.
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