Elle Macpherson refused chemotherapy after secret breast cancer diagnosis

Supermodel says she is in remission after being diagnosed seven years ago and rejecting traditional medicine

Elle Macpherson has said she was diagnosed with breast cancer seven years ago but is now in remission despite refusing chemotherapy.

The Australian supermodel and actor, who rose to fame in the 1980s, is publishing a memoir - Elle: Life, Lessons, and Learning to Trust Yourself - in which she says she took a holistic approach to the illness, going against the advice of 32 doctors.