A leading children’s cancer expert has revealed that he has had to go to the courts on a number of occasions to ensure that children receive cancer treatment against their parents’ wishes.

A seven-year-old boy at the centre of a legal dispute over cancer treatment is due to undergo more surgery on a brain tumour today — against his mother’s wishes.

A UK High Court judge today said there had been “developments” in the condition of a seven-year-old boy at the centre of a legal dispute over cancer treatment.

In Britain, the High Court has delayed a decision on whether a mother can prevent her seven-year-old son from receiving radiotherapy on a brain tumour.

A UK High Court judge will today decide whether a seven-year-old boy can undergo radiotherapy treatment following surgery on a brain tumour.