Elle Macpherson Reveals Shock Breast Cancer Diagnosis | Refused Chemotherapy | Elle Macpherson

El mcferson revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer 7 years ago and that she chose to treat her condition in what she called a holistic way in an interview with Australian women's weekly published Monday the model and actor recalled finding a lump in her breast in 2014 and said her doctors discovered early stage cancer during surgery to remove the mass it was a shock it was unexpected it was confusing it was daunting in so many ways mcferson said of Her diagnosis and it really gave me an opportunity to dig deep in my inner sense to find a solution that worked for me as after her Physicians found she had stage Z H2 positive estrogen receptive intraductal carcinoma during the initial lumpectomy mcferson went against the recommendations of 32 different doctors and experts who suggested she undergo chemotherapy hormonal therapy or mastectomy instead she turned to what she called a holistic approach which included work with a naturopathy practitioner a holistic dentist an osteopath a chiropractor and therapists according to a ww in excerpts from her upcoming book l published by the magazine mcferson wrote saying no to standard Medical Solutions was the hardest thing I've ever done in my life but saying no to my own inner sense would have been even harder sometimes an authentic Choice from the heart makes no sense to others but it doesn't have to she wrote the model told that in traditional terms they'd say I'm in clinical remission but I would say I'm in utter Wellness truly from every perspective every blood test every scan every imaging test she said but also emotionally spiritually and mentally physically many medical professionals and can cancer survivors have reacted to mcferson account with shock calling her endorsement of a holistic only approach irresponsible and misinformed Dr Liz o rean a cancer expert and co-author of the complete guide to breast cancer posted a video online emphasizing the potential dangers of choosing alternative treatment alone noting that treating cancer solely with alternative means can increase one's risk of dying by six times Dr Skyler Johnson an assistant professor at the University of Utah's Huntsman Cancer Institute wrote that it was incredibly irresponsible of el mcferson to claim her cancer was cured holistically when she had upfront lumpectomy and also pointed out that breast cancer patients who refuse all treatments are 6X more likely to die various experts underscored the importance of seeking out the opinions of licensed doctors and medical professionals in her interview mcferson did acknowledge that her story only reflected her own choices and should not be taken as medical advice I'm simply sharing what I discovered through my own real experiences she said I want to help and encourage others to follow their heart and give things a go

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