Teen Refused Chemo, Beat Cancer with Alternative Therapies

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Teen Refused Chemo, Beat Cancer With  'Alternative' Therapies

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FLOYD, Va. —  Starchild Abraham Cherrix  has plenty of reason to celebrate

his 18th birthday Friday.

His latest blood results show  no indication of the Hodgkin's disease he's

battled since 2005, and for the  first time in two years he doesn't have to

report those results to the Accomack  County court.

Cherrix won a court battle  against state officials who tried to force him to

undergo chemotherapy for his  lymphatic cancer. He was allowed to treat the

disease using alternative  therapies, but his family was required to keep the

court updated as to his  progress.

His case led to a state law  named after him that gives Virginia teenagers

and their parents the right to  refuse doctor-recommended treatments for

life-threatening ailments.

Cherrix completed radiation  treatments last year. He has also used

alternative herbal  treatments

 

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