{"id":22658,"date":"2025-07-31T00:28:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T00:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=22658"},"modified":"2025-07-31T00:28:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T00:28:38","slug":"23-year-old-anti-vax-woman-dies-after-refusing-chemotherapy-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=22658","title":{"rendered":"23-year-old \u2018anti-vax\u2019 woman dies after refusing chemotherapy treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"article-header_header__gD613\">\n<div class=\"article-header_meta__N4zeN\">\n<h2 class=\"summary_summary__q_VAA\">Paloma Shemirani died at the age of 23 last year, seven months after being diagnosed with cancer<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-header_metaWrapper__P4a1g\">\n<div class=\"article-header_shareLink__FtU9x\">\n<div class=\"share-link_container__q9th7\">\n<div class=\"share-link_desktopTabletShareArrowWrapper__Gchyi\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"share live 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having suffered a fatal heart attack caused by the disease on July 24, 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\">\n<div id=\"daily-n.com_responsive_2\" data-google-query-id=\"CPG-gaPr5Y4DFSvsuwgdrQwVkg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23207117756\/daily-n.com\/daily-n.com_responsive_2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Kate Shemirani, Paloma\u2019s mother, is known for sharing Covid vaccine\u00a0conspiracy theories\u00a0on social media and blamed doctors for her daughter\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">As for Paloma, she claimed her human rights had been violated by\u00a0NHS\u00a0staff, even comparing their practices to that of the Nazis during World War II, an inquest was told.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">She denied having cancer and dubbed what doctors were telling her as \u2018absurd fantasy, with no proof\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image_articleImage__eyzAn\">\n<div 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class=\"image-credit_imageCredit__YMlqS\">Paloma died last year aged 23 (Gabriel &amp; Sebastian Shemirani\/BBC)<\/p>\n<p><\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">\u201cI do not want to undergo such a harsh treatment that could even kill me when there is a possibility this is not cancer,\u201d she said, voicing concerns that chemotherapy may impact fertility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Instead, the inquest heard how Paloma raved about her alternative treatment \u2013 which included a strict plant-based diet, juices, supplements, and coffee enemas \u2013 and believed she would \u2018make a full recovery\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Gabriel and Sebastian Shemirani, Paloma\u2019s siblings, previously spoke to the press ahead of the inquest \u2013 but have blamed their mother\u2019s conspiracy theories for their sister\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Their mom Kate was struck off as a nurse in 2021 for promoting misinformation about Covid-19, and has become a prominent figure among conspiracy theorists online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Speaking\u00a0to\u00a0the BBC\u2019s Panorama programme, Sebastian said: \u201cMy sister has passed away as a direct consequence of my mum\u2019s actions and beliefs and I don\u2019t want anyone else to go through the same pain or loss that I have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Meanwhile, Gabriel added: \u201cI wasn\u2019t able to stop my sister from dying. But it would mean the world to me if I could make it that she wasn\u2019t just another in a long line of people that die in this way.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image_articleImage__eyzAn\">\n<div class=\"article-image_imageWrapper__ANtPE\">\n<div class=\"resizable-image_wrapper__LRQlr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image_image__XvzgU resizable-image_lowRes__5OkaL resizable-image_fadeOut___ZcLy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt9178e7258ecc944a\/68888e4ad6b0558f8ec7011a\/GettyImages-1228591872.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 33vw, (max-width: 768px) 50vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, 33vw\" 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tumor removed through surgery, but Kate credits alternative therapies for her recovery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Evidence shown to the BBC revealed that Paloma\u2019s decision to turn down treatment could have been influenced by her mother\u2019s beliefs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Claims made by Paloma\u2019s then-boyfriend Ander Harris say Kate urged her daughter not to \u2018sign or verbally consent to chemo or any treatment\u2019 in an alleged text message sent to him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">According to the BBC, staff at the hospital raised safeguarding concerns among themselves, expressing \u2018a concern regarding parental influence\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">But it was also deemed that given Paloma was an adult, she had the capacity to make her own decisions on treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">When contacted by the BBC about the allegations surrounding her daughter\u2019s death, Kate did not respond directly to the claims, but instead accused the NHS of being responsible for Paloma\u2019s passing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">\u201cPaloma died as a result of medical interventions given without confirmed diagnosis or lawful consent,\u201d she claimed. There is no evidence to support her accusations, according to the BBC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paloma Shemirani died at the age of 23 last year, seven months after being diagnosed with cancer A 23-year-old woman who was said to be against vaccines died after she refused chemotherapy treatment following a cancer diagnosis. 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