article_snippet.sent: The parents of young cancer sufferers now expect to be offered the same treatment as Ashya King, one of Ashya doctors has said.
article_snippet.sent: Ashya was being treated in Southampton when his parents took Ashya from the hospital and fled abroad without telling staff last year.
article_snippet.sent: staff ignored medical advice and took Ashya to Prague for proton beam therapy, ultimately paid for by the NHS Trust after Ashya left the UK.
article_snippet.sent: Ashya was made a ward of court by Portsmouth council before a national outcry led to custody release.
article_snippet.sent: Ashya parents Brett, 51, and Naghmeh, 46, wanted Ashya to have cutting-edge proton beam therapy instead which is thought to be less harmful.
article_snippet.sent: A High Court judge approved the move to take Ashya to Prague for proton beam therapy.
article_snippet.sent: the NHS Trust later agreed to fund Ashya’s treatment in Prague.
article_snippet.sent: But cancer experts have told the BBC although the BBC appears Ashya is in remission it is far too early to say Ashya has been completely cured.
article_snippet.sent: Dr Ramya Ramanujachar, also involved in Ashya’s treatment said:
highlights_snippet.sent: NHS agreed to pay for Ashya's treatment, and family now say Ashya is cured .