Christina and Kylee Dixon
The state of Oregon has ruled Kylee Dixon must undergo traditional cancer treatments, taking her away from her mother, Christina who claimed alternative medicine was more effective (Picture: KGW8/ Facebook)

A court has ordered a 13-year-old girl with liver cancer undergo surgery and medical treatment against her mother’s wishes.

Kylee Dixon was diagnosed with Undifferentiated Embryonal Sarcoma, a rare liver cancer, in February 2018 after she complained of excruciating pain.

She underwent six months of chemotherapy and other aggressive procedures at Oregon Health and Science University – but eventually her mother, Christina Dixon, could not watch her suffer anymore.

Christina Dixon told KGW8: ‘I couldn’t do it anymore and my daughter wanted to go home. She had enough too. She begged me to take her home before they did more chemo.’

She brought her daughter home and began using alternative treatments to treat the cancer that consisted of a regiment of vitamins, herbs, and CBD oil, which is an extract from the cannabis plant.

Christina and Kylee Dixon
Christina Dixon opted for her daughter to be treated by alternative treatments like CBD oil. (Picture: KGW8)

Astonishingly, the treatment appeared to work, Christina said, claiming: ‘It started reversing her tumor for the first time,’ although her claim has not been verified.

‘My daughter’s cancer has not spread. And no, she hasn’t had chemotherapy or any other treatments for the last 11 months. She is thriving, surviving, and doing better than ever,’ she said.

The state of Oregon eventually intervened and filed a dependency petition in juvenile court in March 2019 that claimed: ‘The mother has neglected child’s medical needs, which creates a risk of harm to the child’

Clackamas County senior deputy District Attorney Christine Landers said that CBD oil is not a recognized treatment for Kylee’s cancer and said it ‘will have no efficacy in treating (the) child’s cancer.’

In June, the Clackamas County Circuit Court issued orders for Kylee to be placed in the custody of the Department of Human Services – but authorities could not find Christina and her daughter.

Days after the custody order was issued, the Wilsonville Police Department released a bulletin asking for help finding Kylee, who they branded a ‘MISSING/ENDANGERED JUVENILE.’

On June 13, officers received a tip and found the pair in a cheap hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Officers then took Kylee into custody and brought her back to Oregon.

Christina has since called the incident ‘medical kidnapping’ and said ‘I’m literally getting punished for saving my daughter’s life.’

Her daughter seems to agree. In April, Kylee published a YouTube video where she said: ‘How is this fair for me? Nobody fights for me beside my mom.’

She continues to say: ‘This could be your daughter and all I am asking if for somebody to help my mom.’

Christina has not seen her daughter since she was taken into state custody at the Nevada hotel, although they have spoken by phone.

In a court hearing on July 29, Kylee’s lawyer’s said she does not want surgery to remove the tumor on her liver – but health officials say she will die if she does not.

This week, a court ordered that Kylee go back to traditional cancer treatment, but the court also requested she be placed with a family member.

Christina Dixon has since turned herself into police and faces charges of criminal mistreatment and custodial indifference – but is still fighting for control over her daughter’s treatment.