description: 13-year Tyrell Dueck was diagnosed with osteo sarcoma, a form of bone cancer. The recommended course of treatment was chemotherapy and a leg amputation. The family said they would rather rely on God and alternative cancer treatments instead, and asked for a second opinion. The doctors reported to the State department of social services that a child may not be receiving necessary medical treatment and requested State intervention. The battles that ensued made headlines across North America, and was the subject of many TV and radio talk shows. This book chronicles all of the remarkable events that captured the hearts and minds of millions and documents the rapid rounds of litigation to determine whether a family and a boy could decline radical, conventional cancer treatment, whether their religious beliefs were justifiable grounds for doing so, and whether alternative cancer treatment was a recognized option.
language: English
title: The Power and the Glory: the true story of TYRELL DUECK's public battles with cancer and the State
titlecomplete: The Power and the Glory: the true story of TYRELL DUECK's public battles with cancer and the State
publisher: 7th Generation