MTV VJ Ananda Lewis says her cancer spread after she decided to keep tumor

Photo: Getty Images Former MTV VJ Ananda Lewis has revealed that her breast cancer metastasized after she decided to keep her tumor, per PEOPLE. Lewis, 51, announced in 2020 that she was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer, noting that she had declined to get mammograms for years due to fear of radiation exposure. During a recent round-table discussion on cancer with CNN’s Stephanie Elam and Sara Sidner, who was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year, Lewis revealed she went against her doctors’ recommendation to have a double mastectomy following her diagnosis. “My plan at first was to get out excessive toxins in my body. I felt like my body is intelligent, I know that to be true. Our bodies are brilliantly made,” Lewis said during the discussion. “I decided to keep my tumor and try to work it out of my body a different way,” “Looking back on that, I go, ‘You know what? Maybe I should have,’” the former video jockey added. In a voice-over, Elam said Lewis tried homeopathic remedies to treat her cancer along with medication, radiation, and better sleep and diet. Elam said Lewis initially saw improvements but later discovered that her cancer had...