Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017, 1990s supermodel Elle Macpherson revealed in her autobiography why she chose to fight the disease without chemotherapy.
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Against the advice of family and 32 doctors, supermodel Elle Macpherson, 60, decided to fight breast cancer. The 1990s icon received the diagnosis in 2017 and opted for an unconventional alternative.
In her autobiography “Life, Lessons, and Learning to Trust Yourself,” Elle explains why she decided to refuse chemotherapy, considering it to be “extreme.”
“Refusing standard medical solutions was the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. But refusing my own inner sense would have been even harder,” she said. At the time, she was dating former doctor Andrew Wakefield, known for his anti-vaccine stance.
Elle underwent a treatment with “an intuitive, heart-guided, and holistic approach.” The supermodel was under the care of a naturopath, a holistic dentist, an osteopath, a chiropractor, and two therapists for eight months.
She describes the treatment as “a wonderful exercise in being true to myself, trusting myself, and trusting the nature of my body and the course of action I had chosen.”
The cancer is now in clinical remission, meaning there has been a reduction or disappearance of cancer symptoms and signs.
Her youngest son, Cy, 21, fully supported the decision to refuse chemotherapy, while her eldest son, Flynn, 26, was against it.
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