"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. It seems that if Paloma had been supported and encouraged to accept her diagnosis and considered chemotherapy with an open mind she probably would have followed that course, Catherine Wood told a hearing at Kent and Medway coroner's court in Maidstone."
"An NHS doctor told the inquest into Paloma Shemirani's death she was concerned her mother, Kay, better known as the online influencer Kate Shemirani, influenced her daughter's refusal of cancer treatment. Arunodaya Mohan, a consultant haematologist at Maidstone hospital, said she had recommended steroids and a PET (positron emission tomography) scan, and that Paloma had nodded in agreement. At the time of her diagnosis, doctors at Maidstone hospital told Paloma she had an 80% chance of recovery through chemotherapy."
A 23-year-old woman, Paloma Shemirani, died in July 2024 after refusing conventional treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Doctors at Maidstone hospital told her she had an 80% chance of recovery through chemotherapy. A consultant haematologist recommended steroids and a PET scan, and initially observed Paloma agreeing to treatment. The coroner found that the influence of her parents, Kay and Faramarz Shemirani, more than minimally contributed to her decision to decline chemotherapy. The coroner concluded that, if approached with an open mind and supported to accept her diagnosis, Paloma probably would have undergone chemotherapy and likely survived.
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