--- title: Connecticut Teen Chemotherapy Cassandra C: Girl Released from Hospital description: The Connecticut girl who was forced to undergo chemotherapy after she refused treatment is expected to be released from the hospital Monday. canonical: https://time.com/3836823/teen-chemotherapy-hospital/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-27T18:14:55.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T06:42:44.619Z article:section: Health og:title: Teen Forced to Undergo Chemotherapy Released from Hospital og:description: The Connecticut girl who was forced to undergo chemotherapy after she refused treatment is expected to be released from the hospital Monday. og:url: https://time.com/3836823/teen-chemotherapy-hospital/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta304360b22d2c4ad/6987868a06f2c16fe2334bd2/teen-cancer-treatment.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Photo shows Cassandra, a teen who does not want to give her last name, confined in a room at Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford, Conn., where she is being forced to undergo chemotherapy. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Teen Forced to Undergo Chemotherapy Released from Hospital twitter:description: The Connecticut girl who was forced to undergo chemotherapy after she refused treatment is expected to be released from the hospital Monday. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta304360b22d2c4ad/6987868a06f2c16fe2334bd2/teen-cancer-treatment.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Teen Forced to Undergo Chemotherapy Released from Hospital  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Apr 27, 2015 6:14 PM UTC  Photo shows Cassandra, a teen who does not want to give her last name, confined in a room at Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford, Conn., where she was forced to undergo chemotherapy. Photo shows Cassandra, a teen who does not want to give her last name, confined in a room at Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford, Conn., where she was forced to undergo chemotherapy.Cassandra C.—AP  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Apr 27, 2015 6:14 PM UTC The 17-year-old Connecticut girl who was forced to undergo chemotherapy after she refused [treatment](http://time.com/3660088/connecticut-cancer-chemotherapy-cassandra/) for Hodgkin lymphoma is expected to be released from the hospital Monday, the [_Associated Press_](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/2587cd950dbc4719bd48b135e8313ac3/teen-who-fought-cancer-treatment-heading-home-hospital) reported. Child services removed the girl, known as Cassandra C., from her mother’s home in January to force her to undergo treatment, an action upheld by several state courts. Cassandra had said she wanted to pursue alternative treatments to her condition and her mother vocally supported her daughter’s decision. Now, after the treatment, doctors say Cassandra’s cancer is in remission, and she has an 85% chance of survival. “I’m at a loss for words with how happy I am that I’m finally coming home,” she told the AP in a text message. “This day seemed like it would never come. I can finally start putting my life back together, and I look forward to spending time with my mom, friends and heading back to school/work.” Cassandra will be able to make her own medical decisions when she turns 18 in September. **Read More**: [When Can a Person Be Forced to Receive Medical Care?](http://time.com/3666075/chemotherapy-connecticut/) [Busy parent? 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