Teen who declined cancer treatment has capacity to make decisions on medical care

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Details of the “very difficult and sensitive” case were outlined in a judgment published this week by High Court president Judge David Barniville.

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Dr Karen Humphries, a consultant psychiatrist, concluded that the teenager had a detailed understanding of her diagnosis, her prognosis, her treatment options, and the likely consequences of accepting or declining such treatment.

Dr Humphries reported that the teenager wanted to give her body “a break” after having multiple scans last year.

The teenager expressed a lack of trust in her treating hospital, and “her perception that she was not listened to”.

Recalling her diagnosis, the teenager said that she’d been experiencing “severe and prolonged” bleeding and cramps when she menstruated, Humphries stated.

When the teenager outlined this to her GP, they said, “It’s normal”, the psychiatrist reported.


So very sad to read this wonder was that GP a female who went through the same, to be able to decide it was normal!!

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Very sad no empathy at all