Elle Macpherson, 60, has been criticised after revealing she took a ‘holistic approach’ to breast cancer treatment, ignoring the advice of 32 doctors: ‘She’s so irresponsible!’

Elle Macpherson has been branded “shockingly irresponsible” after revealing she treated her breast cancer with a “heart-driven holistic approach”, ignoring the advice of 32 doctors.

The 60-year-old supermodel was diagnosed with HER2-positive estrogen-receptive intraductal carcinoma, a type of breast cancer, after undergoing breast-conserving surgery seven years ago.

Doctors suggested a mastectomy in combination with radiation, chemotherapy, hormone therapy and reconstruction of her breast.

But Elle decided to undergo an unconventional treatment, enlisting a group of specialists to create a plan that addressed “both the emotional and physical factors associated with breast cancer.”

The model rented a house in Phoenix, Arizona and spent eight months there, regularly seeing two therapists: a chiropractor, a holistic dentist and a doctor who claims to have cured her own cervical cancer using juice cleanses and a “detox.”

Elle Macpherson has been branded ‘shockingly irresponsible’ after revealing she treated her breast cancer with a ‘heart-driven holistic approach’ after ignoring the advice of 32 doctors

The 60-year-old supermodel was diagnosed with HER2-positive estrogen-receptive intraductal carcinoma, a type of breast cancer, after undergoing breast-conserving surgery seven years ago.

The 60-year-old supermodel admitted she took a “heart-driven, holistic approach” to her illness and hired a team of counselors – (pictured Elle with Dr. Sara Siso and ex Andrew Wakefield)

Other ‘alternative’ medics on Elle’s team included discredited anti-vaxxer Dr Andrew Wakefield, who was struck off in 2010 over an ‘irresponsible’ and fraudulent article linking the MMR shot to autism. The model was in a relationship in 2017, around the time she was diagnosed.

She is now in clinical remission, meaning she no longer has any signs or symptoms of the disease.

The mother of two admitted that her eldest son Flynn, 26, who was 19 when he was diagnosed, was “not happy with my choice at all.”

After her interview with Australia’s Women’s WeeklyFans agreed with Flynn, criticizing the supermodel for “reckless” behavior, while cancer doctors said she promoted “dangerous” therapies that “could cost women their lives.”

Fans wrote about X: ‘This is shockingly irresponsible of Elle MacPherson. She was lucky that the lumpectomy clearly removed all the cancer cells and that it didn’t spread, but to imply that she “cured” cancer holistically is reckless.

“I totally agree with you. I’m currently being treated for breast cancer and I see people in oncology fighting to stay alive. I think Elle needs to be more aware.”

‘This is a disturbing message, I am not against holistic therapy and whatever gives you the best rest, but if they had not removed all the cancer, I am not so sure about remission. Cancer is unfortunately unique to each individual.’

Fans criticised the supermodel for being ‘reckless’, while cancer clinicians said she was promoting ‘dangerous’ therapies that could ‘cost women their lives’

“So reckless…I am all for holistic therapy but in addition to medical treatment. My mother has been battling multiple types of cancer for almost 20 years…balance of both and has never refused medical treatment. Doctors and her will to live are the reason she is alive and well today.”

‘That doesn’t really surprise me, given that she was in a relationship with Andrew Wakefield even after he was discredited for claiming that vaccines cause autism (without any evidence).’

In 2021, Elle also announced that she had split from her partner and British anti-vaxxer Andrew Wakefield after a two-year relationship.

Andrew was removed from his post by the General Medical Council in 2010, after the council ruled that he had been “dishonest, irresponsible and disregarding the distress and pain” of children.

Since the late 1990s, millions of children have missed out on the MMR shot because of now-debunked fears about autism expressed by discredited medical professionals.

Acceptance of the MMR shot declined in the late 1990s and early 2000s following Wakefield’s 1998 study published in The Lancet.

The study, which was based on the cases of 12 patients, found a link between the MMR shot and autism and bowel diseases.

Another defended Elle, saying: ‘Everyone has the choice to do what’s right for them. She’s not advising people to follow her approach. As someone who has chosen the conventional route for breast cancer, I would never criticise what someone else decides. Research, research, research… and then free will.’

Elle said she spoke to the late Olivia Newton John before she passed away. The actress died at age 73 in August 2022 after a three-decade battle with breast cancer (pictured in 2018)

Elle said she spoke to the late Olivia Newton John before she passed away.

The actress advocated a holistic approach to treating the disease.

But unlike Elle, Olivia did undergo traditional medical treatments, along with herbal therapy, meditation, and lifestyle and dietary changes.

The actress died in August 2022 at the age of 73, after a three-decade battle with breast cancer.

Elle talks about their conversations: ‘We spoke a few times when I was diagnosed and also during our recovery process.

‘We did things differently, but we shared experiences with each other, how we feel and how we approach things.’

Experts, meanwhile, criticised the model for promoting the “dangerous” treatment and warned that women could adopt her approach and it could “cost them their lives”.

Liz O’Riordan, a retired breast surgeon and co-author of The Complete Guide To Breast Cancer, told MailOnline: ‘We now know that three quarters of women with breast cancer survive their disease for 10 years or more if they receive all the treatments available.

‘We know that breast cancer can take 10, 20 or even 30 years to come back, so Elle is still in the early stages.

‘Everything that regular doctors offer is based on years and hundreds of thousands of patient data.

‘We know it works. We know it’s safe. We know what happens if it doesn’t work.

‘Elle has had naturopathic, holistic dental treatment, been to a chiropractor and tried an alkaline diet, but there is no evidence that any of this works.

‘Naturopathy is based on folk medicine and believes that the body can heal itself with a supernatural vital energy that controls the processes in your body.

‘Holistic medicine means you never get a root canal and your fillings are never removed. However, there is absolutely no evidence that this causes cancer.

“There is no medical science that proves it works.”

Meanwhile, Professor Karol Sikora, former head of the World Health Organization’s cancer programme, told MailOnline: ‘I’ve had several patients who did this. You just can’t treat cancer like this.

“It always ends badly. If all the things she does really worked, they would be fully incorporated into mainstream medicine.”

‘Complementary medicine is great, but only when used in conjunction with conventional care.

‘There is a risk that the cancer in the breast will grow and become larger, spread to the lymph nodes under the armpit and then through the bloodstream to her liver and lungs.

“That is the normal pattern in breast cancer.”