Mum-Of-Four Defends Her Decision To Use A Vegan Diet Alone To Cure Her Breast Cancer

Sarah Valentine first noticed a lump in her breast as she danced naked in front of a mirror at her mum's house. The 36-year-old, from Kent, was subsequently diagnosed with breast cancer but now she says she refuses to have conventional treatment. Instead the mum-of-four plans to cure her breast cancer by changing her diet - cutting out meat and dairy. She told the Daily Mail:

"I'm a mum to Jesse, 15, Poppy, 5, Teddy, 4 and Billy, 1. They are my priority and I am not irresponsible. This is not a diet, it is life and death. I think by feeding my body good things, it will have an impact. I've done a lot of scientific research into it."

The make-up artist was diagnosed with the stage 1 cancer in December. Sarah said she lived a very healthy life before her diagnosis and will now follow an alkaline based vegan diet to try and shrink her two tumours. She now plans to give this natural diet a shot and believes conventional treatment at this stage may not be the right choice for her:

“I believe if I had a mastectomy I would be dead within 10 years. This is about healing my body back to health. I’m 100 per cent sure that my cancer is emotional. I’ve been dealt some really terrible hands in my 36 years, but that’s all in the past and I’d really like to show the Big C the door.”

Sarah wants to encourage others to examine their breasts for changes and lumps. She hopes to get #shakeyourtits trending to raise awareness.