Olivia Newton-John's Cancer is Back
by EG
Olivia Newton-John first revealed that she had cancer back in 1992, and the disease returned in 2013. Now she's battling it for a third time. Read on for details.
Via Page Six.
Olivia Newton-John has confirmed that she’s battling cancer for the third time, after initially denying reports she canceled appearances because of her health.
The “Grease” actress is now fighting cancer in her back, stemming from a tumor at the base of her spine, she confirmed on Australia’s “Sunday Night.”
“No, I don’t go there. I’d be lying if I said I never go there,” Newton-John, 69, said. “There are moments. I’m human, so if I allow myself to go there, I could easily create that big fear. But my husband’s always there – he’s always there to support me, and I believe I will win over it, and that’s my goal.”
Newton-John is currently treating her cancer with a combination of natural treatments.
She’s cut sugar out of her diet entirely and uses medical cannabis tinctures from plants that her husband, John Easterling, legally grows on their California property, to help with pain and sleep, and hopes Australia will legalize medical marijuana for similar reasons.
The Aussie singer was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992.
After beating the disease, she became an advocate for breast cancer research and treatment, opening the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre in Melbourne, Australia.
In 2013, Newton-John was diagnosed with cancer in her shoulder after a car accident, which she kept a secret.
“The first time I talked about it, and the second time I thought, ‘I don’t really need to share this … It’s my life. I decided to just keep it to myself,” she told “Sunday Night.”
She revealed in May 2017 that she was battling breast cancer that had metastasized to her sacrum.
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