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| Ashya King due to finish proton beam therapy after 'responding well' to treatment | Ashya King due to finish proton beam therapy after 'responding well' to treatment |
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| Ashya King is expected to finish his course of proton beam therapy in Prague today, almost two months after his parents took him out of Britain in a desperate bid for the treatment. | Ashya King is expected to finish his course of proton beam therapy in Prague today, almost two months after his parents took him out of Britain in a desperate bid for the treatment. |
| Doctors at the specialist centre said the five-year-old boy had responded well but his recovery from brain cancer is far from over. | Doctors at the specialist centre said the five-year-old boy had responded well but his recovery from brain cancer is far from over. |
| His parents took him out of Southampton General Hospital in August without medical consent, sparking a Europe-wide police search. | His parents took him out of Southampton General Hospital in August without medical consent, sparking a Europe-wide police search. |
| Doctors had alerted police, fearing Ashya’s life was in danger without proper medical care, but Brett and Naghmeh King said they were doing what they thought was best for their son. | Doctors had alerted police, fearing Ashya’s life was in danger without proper medical care, but Brett and Naghmeh King said they were doing what they thought was best for their son. |
| The NHS had refused to fund treatment at the Proton Therapy Center (PTC) in the Czech Republic but later reversed the decision. | The NHS had refused to fund treatment at the Proton Therapy Center (PTC) in the Czech Republic but later reversed the decision. |
| Ashya King at Motol Hospital in Prague He has now completed a 30-session course of the treatment, which is an alternative to traditional radiotherapy targeting cancerous cells. | Ashya King at Motol Hospital in Prague He has now completed a 30-session course of the treatment, which is an alternative to traditional radiotherapy targeting cancerous cells. |
| The director of the Proton Therapy Center (PTC), Iva Tatounova, told Sky News: "We always thought Ashya would benefit from the specialist treatment here at the PTC. | The director of the Proton Therapy Center (PTC), Iva Tatounova, told Sky News: "We always thought Ashya would benefit from the specialist treatment here at the PTC. |
| "And whilst he is still not fully recovered, he's responded very well to the proton beam therapy and there is no reason that he will not continue to get stronger once he leaves here." | "And whilst he is still not fully recovered, he's responded very well to the proton beam therapy and there is no reason that he will not continue to get stronger once he leaves here." |
| Ashya, who suffers from medulloblastoma, celebrated the end of his treatment with a party at the clinic and was seen in a video with his family earlier this week playing in a park. | Ashya, who suffers from medulloblastoma, celebrated the end of his treatment with a party at the clinic and was seen in a video with his family earlier this week playing in a park. |
| His parents fought a protracted legal battle to get him to the centre, with a High Court judge only approving the move after they had been released from police custody in Spain, where they were found and arrested three days after going missing. Mr and Mrs King called the chase “ridiculous”, and the case caused a storm of controversy in Britain as critics accused authorities for demonising parents who go against doctors’ advice. | |
| Hampshire Constabulary said they would not apologise for “being proactive” and the hospital claimed doctors had offered the family all the options they could. | Hampshire Constabulary said they would not apologise for “being proactive” and the hospital claimed doctors had offered the family all the options they could. |
| The PTC claims their treatment is more effective than conventional radiotherapy as it limits the damage to other vital organs and causes less severe long-term side effects. | The PTC claims their treatment is more effective than conventional radiotherapy as it limits the damage to other vital organs and causes less severe long-term side effects. |
| Brett and Naghmeh King were arrested in Spain The NHS is building two proton beam centres, one in London and one in Manchester, which are expected to open in 2018, and funds the treatment abroad in some cases. | |
| “Proton beam therapy can be very costly and it is not clear whether all children treated privately abroad are treated appropriately,” a spokesperson said. | “Proton beam therapy can be very costly and it is not clear whether all children treated privately abroad are treated appropriately,” a spokesperson said. |
| “It is important not to lose sight of the fact that conventional radiotherapy is, in most cases, both safe and effective with a low risk of complications.” | “It is important not to lose sight of the fact that conventional radiotherapy is, in most cases, both safe and effective with a low risk of complications.” |
| Additional reporting by PA | Additional reporting by PA |