23 h. ago Woman, 23, who died after refusing chemotherapy ‘adversely influenced’ by mother

Paloma Shemiran turned down cancer treatment and instead followed an “alternative treatment programme” led by her mother, prominent online conspiracy theorist Kate “Kay” Shemirani

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26 h. ago ‘My conspiracy theorist mother never told me my sister had died after refusing chemotherapy’

Paloma Shemirani died seven months after being diagnosed with cancer and pursuing ‘alternative treatment’ under her mother’s guidance

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26 h. ago Cambridge graduate who refused chemotherapy was ‘brainwashed’, says brother

Paloma Shemirani, 23, was ‘adversely influenced’ by her parents and others into not having chemotherapy after being diagnosed with cancer.

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28 h. ago UK woman who refused cancer drugs was influenced by mother, inquest finds

Paloma Shemirani, 23, died after refusing chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma despite doctors’ concernsA woman who died after refusing chemotherapy doctors believed would have given her a strong chance of recovery was “adversely influenced” by her conspiracy theorist mother, a coroner has said.Paloma Shemirani died aged 23 in July 2024 after refusing conventional treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. On Thursday, the coroner in her inquest said the influence of her parents, Kay and Faramarz Shemirani, “more than minimally” contributed to her death. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Who is the conspiracy theorist blamed by her sons for her daughter’s death?

Cambridge graduate Paloma Shemirani died after refusing cancer treatment and following her conspiracy theorist mother’s ‘alternative’ treatment plan.

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30 h. ago Conspiracy theorist mother ‘influenced’ daughter to reject chemotherapy after she was diagnosed with cancer

Kate Shemirani’s conduct of care towards her daughter Paloma has been described as ‘incomprehensible’ by a coroner

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