Medical records of Daniel Hauser are public

A judge in southern Minnesota has denied a request to seal medical records for a Sleepy Eye boy ordered to undergo chemotherapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Brown County District Judge John Rodenberg says this week that information about 13-year-old Daniel Hauser's condition and treatment have been public so far, and the boy's parents have spoken about the case. Now, Rodenberg says, it's in the public's interest to get complete and accurate information as the case continues.

Daniel was diagnosed with cancer in January and stopped chemotherapy after one round, opting for alternative treatments. He and his mother, Colleen, fled Minnesota for about a week to avoid chemotherapy, which doctors said had a good chance of saving Daniel's life.

Daniel has since resumed chemotherapy and a family spokesman has said his tumor is shrinking.

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