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British ‘Anti-Vaxxer’, 23, Died From Cancer After Refusing Chemotherapy
ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 28 – Paloma Shemirani declined chemotherapy despite an 80% survival chance, influenced by anti-vaccine beliefs and alternative therapies promoted by her mother, a Covid-19 misinformation spreader.
- Paloma Shemirani, a 23-year-old University of Cambridge graduate, died on July 24, 2024, at Royal Sussex County Hospital after refusing chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
- Paloma declined chemotherapy partly due to her background in natural healing and her mother's promotion of alternative treatments like Gerson therapy, which involves strict diet and enemas.
- At the inquest in Maidstone, Kent, evidence included Paloma’s written statements in which she denied her diagnosis and expressed enthusiasm for alternative therapies; forensic psychiatrist Dr. Ali Ajaz also recounted Paloma’s claims of being treated against her will in hospital, describing these concerns in an email as deeply disturbing and distressing.
- Consultant haematologist Dr. Arunodaya Mohan informed Paloma that undergoing chemotherapy would give her a high likelihood—around 80%—of recovery, but Paloma and her family were apprehensive about the treatment's side effects and questioned whether the diagnosis was definitive.
- Paloma's death and her mother Kay Shemirani's 2021 striking off for spreading Covid-19 misinformation—which posed significant public harm—highlight challenges around medical misinformation influencing treatment decisions.
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