/ 05 September 2024

A controversial cancer choice

Elle Macpherson

Supermodel/entrepreneur Elle Macpherson has raised eyebrows after ‘fessing up to saying “no to standard medical solutions” when diagnosed with breast cancer 7 years ago. The 60yo is in remission but says she was advised at the time to undergo a mastectomy with radiation along with other therapies, but she spent 8 months being “holistically treated”. The reaction has been swift and sharp, and reports say Macpherson did undergo a lumpectomy… Numerous doctors have also called her claims “incredibly irresponsible”. In better news, Aussie researchers have analysed decades’ worth of studies and found mobile phones aren’t linked to brain cancer. Nice to know if we ever needed to take the drastic step of calling someone and putting the phone to our ear… 

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