PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - C Yeoh AU - E Kiely AU - H Davies TI - Unproven treatment in childhood oncology--how far should paediatricians co-operate? AID - 10.1136/jme.20.2.75 DP - 1994 Jun 01 TA - Journal of Medical Ethics PG - 75--76 VI - 20 IP - 2 4099 - http://jme.bmj.com/content/20/2/75.short 4100 - http://jme.bmj.com/content/20/2/75.full SO - J Med Ethics1994 Jun 01; 20 AB - Parents of children with terminal illness may try many different types of alternative and unproven treatment, not all recognised by the medical establishment. When active participation is requested difficult ethical dilemmas may arise. We present one such case, a child of five years with an inoperable posterior fossa brain tumour.