As John opens up about her diagnosis, fellow Aussie Jackman calls her “the most incredible” (via toofab)
Newton-John went on in her interview to speak about the health benefits of cannabis in her cancer treatment regimen. "I'm incredibly pro cannabis," she told "60 Minutes Australia" reporter Liz Hayes. "If I don't take the cannabis, I can feel the pain so I know it's working."
Originally diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992, Newton-John beat that diagnosis and remained cancer free for more than two decades, until it recurred in 2013. In 2017, she was told that it had metastasized and spread into her bones. In speaking with Newton-John's husband, John Easterling, he said he believes medicinal marijuana is playing a huge role in Newton-John's overall health and battle. The actress is treating her cancer with a combination of traditional and alternative medicines."I don't use the word cure," Easterling said. "But I'm confident. We had MRIs showing a lesser number of tumors, and the majority of the other ones are shrinking.
In fact, the actress is so passionate about the health benefits of medical marijuana that her own Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre is planning a clinical trial to determine its effectiveness in helping patients with cancer in an effort to increase its availability in Australia. For Newton-John, the "plant" -- she emphasizes it is a plant and not a drug and the use of that word is a big part of why it's become stigmatized -- makes a "huge difference" in her own cancer treatment in California and she wants to share those benefits with her home country.
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