Лікар сказав, що без хіміотерапії вона помре: через 6 років жінка дізналася страшну правду

09.10.2026, 10:37◉ 02 min readEditorial team “SHCHO STALOSIA”

У Великій Британії розгорівся скандал навколо лікаря, який роками призначав пацієнтам хіміотерапію.

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In the UK, 40 patients were sued for chemotherapy / © Freepik.

In the UK, a woman has been undergoing chemotherapy for six years, which her lawyers say lasted significantly longer than necessary. During this time, she lost the opportunity to have children, left work due to poor health and faced serious health problems. Now she, along with dozens of other patients, is suing the hospital, accusing it of improper treatment.

The examination revealed a brain tumor measuring six centimeters. In June and July of the same year, Olena underwent two operations to remove her. According to lawyer Fiona Tinsley, who represents the patient's interests, the medical records of neuro-oncologist Ian Brown indicated that the surgery was very successful.

Before starting treatment, clinical nurse Ian Edwards warned Elena that chemotherapy could adversely affect her ability to have children. She was offered to freeze her eggs and was referred to an appropriate specialist.

Details

However, even before consultation with a specialist in reproductive medicine and the initiation of radiation therapy, Brown prescribed the patient the first five-day course of temozolomide.

Context

In 2016, the life of 25-year-old Elena Adams changed dramatically. At that time, she was preparing for the wedding. However, after the appearance of noise in the ear and a feeling of pressure behind the right eye, the woman was sent for magnetic resonance imaging.

After the second surgery, the doctor prescribed a six-week course of radiotherapy and chemotherapy with temozolomide (TMZ) to destroy the cancer cells that might have remained.

What's next

In September 2016, the woman resumed chemotherapy. Initially, she expected that the treatment would last six months. However, shortly before the end of this period, Edwards informed her that the drug would have to be taken for the rest of her life.

During the following years, Olena underwent regular chemotherapy. Treatment was accompanied by nausea, diarrhea, exhaustion and other side effects.