The case of<unk> <unk>  concerns a boy named<unk> <unk> , who suffered from a brain tumour. His parents, Brett and Naghemeh<unk> , took their son out of Southampton General Hospital (England) in August 2014 over a disagreement with doctors regarding his treatment.<unk>  had a medulloblastoma, which was successfully removed through surgery on 24 July 2014. He received further neurosurgery on 22 August. His parents desired their son be treated with proton therapy, which they felt was less harmful than conventional radiotherapy. At that time, the National Health Service (NHS) did not provide proton therapy in the United<unk> dom. However, it has funded treatment abroad since April 2008 where evidence has shown there to be benefit. In this case, the doctors did not support moving the boy so that he could get proton therapy and, in response, on 28 August 2014, the parents took their son out of the hospital without informing the medical team and boarded a ferry to France. The same day, an international manhunt for<unk>  and his parents commenced. and, on 30 August, they were found in Velez Malaga, Spain. The parents were arrested and their son was sent to a local hospital for urgent treatment. They were held in prison for more than 24 hours and released when the request to extradite them to the United<unk> dom was withdrawn. The issues about treating the boy were brought to the High Court to be resolved, and on 5 September 2014, the court ruled that<unk>  could receive proton therapy in Prague. Doctors from Southampton General Hospital said the treatment would have the same side effects as conventional radiotherapy. On 9 September,<unk>  arrived at the Proton Therapy Center in Prague, where he underwent proton beam therapy. In March 2015, Brett<unk>  said that a brain scan showed no evidence that<unk>  had a brain tumour. A 2015 report reviewing the case stated that the parents' decision to deny their child chemotherapy had reduced his chances of survival by 30 percent. Reviews also called on health providers to do a better job communicating with parents. In 2016, following the publication of a prospective phase II trial the NHS decided it would pay for children with medulloblastoma to travel abroad to receive proton therapy. In 2018, MRI scans conducted in Southampton showed<unk>  to be free of cancer.
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