Former MTV VP Ananda Lewis’s breast cancer has reached stage four

Those who grew up within the late 90s and watched may remember former VJ Ananda Lewis. The 51-year-old revealed that her cancer had progressed to stage four after refusing a double mastectomy.

Lewis shared her health update with Stephanie Elam and Sara Sidner, who can be battling breast cancer, during a discussion on CNN on Tuesday, October 15.

“At first, my plan was to remove excess toxins from the body. I felt that my body was intelligent, I knew it was true. “Our bodies are perfectly built,” she said. “I made a decision to stop the tumor and check out to do away with it from my body differently. Looking back on it, I say, “You know what? Maybe I must have done it.

As for the holistic approach to treatment that Lewis has taken over the past few years, she has engaged in “aggressive homeopathic therapies” along with changing her food regimen and sleep habits. VJ also received “traditional medicines and radiotherapy.” although Anada briefly saw an improvement in her health, the cancer became pervasive and is now in stage 4.

“My lymphatic system has really expanded. And so throughout my belly, all of the lymphatics were very enlarged, my collarbone,” Lewis said. “It was the first time I talked to death because I thought, ‘This is how it ends.’ You know, I thought, “Okay, so I’m not afraid of any things.”

The mother of 1 continued: “I believed, ‘Fudge, man, I actually thought I had it.’ I used to be frustrated, slightly offended with myself, and I said, “Man, listen.” I do know you may come for me in some unspecified time in the future. But I don’t desire it to be now. And when you could just wait, I promise that while you come, I’ll make you completely happy. …I used to be literally having this conversation while lying in bed. I could not get away from bed for about eight weeks.

Some fans may do not forget that the previous TV presenter first revealed that she had cancer back in 2020. Doctors then beneficial that she undergo a mastectomy, which she didn’t comply with. As for why the host rejected her doctor’s recommendations, she explained in an interview with CNN that she desired to undergo treatment that will preserve her quality of life.

“I know there are certain things I won’t be okay with, and I know that myself. I want to want to be here, so I had to do it a certain way, for myself,” she said.

Lewis also admitted that it was a mistake to avoid mammograms for a few years out of fear of radiation.

“If I had had a mammogram from the time it was recommended to me, until I was 40, they would have detected the lump in my breast before I detected it during my own breast exam, self-examination and thermography,” she said. “And they would catch it in a place where it would be easier to control and where it would be a little easier to treat.”

Ananda has a son, Langston, who was born in 2011. She had it with Harry Smith, who’s the brother of actor Will Smith. In 2020, she confessed that Langstin was her motivation to fight.

“I have a 9-year-old that I need to be here for,” Lewis shared a video on Instagram. “I have no intention of leaving him,” says the TV personality. “I don’t want to leave any of my children.”