Teen 'will die within weeks' as doctors get permission to withhold treatment

Doctors think a terminally-ill teenager who has a brain tumour will die within weeks after a judge gave them permission to withhold treatment.

Teen 'will die within weeks' as doctors get permission to withhold treatment

Doctors think a terminally-ill teenager who has a brain tumour will die within weeks after a judge gave them permission to withhold treatment.

The 18-year-old man’s parents wanted chemotherapy to continue and his mother had launched a “passionate” fight “for his life” at a late-night hearing in the Court of Protection – where issues relating to sick and vulnerable people are analysed – in London

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