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When Virginia teenager Abraham Cherrix decided early in 2006 to take control of his treatment for Hodgkin's disease, his aversion to traditional chemotherapy drove him to seek an alternative, herb-based therapy available in Mexico — a decision that put him and his family at odds with his physicians and the Virginia Department of Social Services, which sought to force him into chemotherapy and petitioned for custody.

Teen seeking risky cancer treatment compromises