Woman on the run after stopping her 4-year-old’s crucial cancer treatment

Police are frantically searching for a Nebraska woman after she abruptly stopped her 4-year-old son’s cancer treatment and allegedly went on the run.

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Abak Rehan, 32, is accused of running out of the state with her sick son Prince Rehan. Prince is currently battling Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and treatable form of cancer. The mother has been charged with felony child abuse, PEOPLE reports.

Authorities believe Rehan’s son is in imminent danger because of his delicate diagnosis and need for treatment. A social worker at the Children’s Hospital in Omaha said that the child has been absent and missing vital treatment appointments.

According to reports, Rehan has likely left the state. Without the vital treatments, the social worker believes Prince will likely die within six months.

The child’s father told police on Oct. 9 that the mother was seeking a second opinion in Arizona. She reportedly said the treatments were making Prince sick. Investigators were able to connect with Rehan on Oct. 18, but the mother reportedly declined to discuss her next steps finding her son alternative medical care.

“She was asked again and she would not answer, then later indicated she would not be returning to Nebraska,” Lincoln Police Investigator Luis Herrera said in the warrant.

Herrera said the mother admitted that she did not like the care he was receiving, and was not planning to return to the state to resume care.

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Prince has missed four of the five chemotherapy treatments in Lincoln that were scheduled for him. He also has to attend a weekly appointment in Omaha, the outlet reports.

Dr. Melissa Acquazzino, of Nebraska Pediatric Practice, said that Prince has a 60% chance of getting cured. However without any treatment, that number was reduced to 0%, according to the warrant.

In addition, Prince has been tethered to a catheter which connects to a main artery near his heart, Acquazzino said. She also added that without the right care, he could end up with a life-threatening infection.

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