Magnetic therapy works, insists Noel as he reveals his own cancer battle
NOEL Edmonds yesterday revealed his own battle against cancer after criticism of his claims that electromagnetism can treat the disease.
The 67-year-old TV presenter had also faced a backlash for suggesting a man with cancer had become ill because of a ‘negative attitude’.
But rather than apologise for his controversial views, Edmonds continued to extol the virtues of an electro-magnetic device yesterday in an appearance on ITV’s This Morning.
He claimed a £2,300 electromagnetic box was central to his recovery from prostate cancer, which he was diagnosed with in November 2013, and rein- forced his views on the links between cancer and negative energy.
He insisted: ‘I know why I got my cancer, because I had gone through a very stressful, very negative period in my life.’ And he claimed he was now free from the disease thanks to the removal of a tumour using NHS soundwave treatment, an overhaul of his exercise and diet regime – and 15 minutes of electromagnetic therapy each day.
He added: ‘I went down the route of finding out as much information as you can. I changed my diet slightly, I exercised in a different way.
‘I then had my tumour destroyed by sound waves, proving yet again that energy is at the heart of this issue.’
Speaking about his father Dudley, who lost a battle with prostate cancer in 1990, Edmonds claimed he had died of ‘ignorance’. ‘The medical profession can’t even define the exact definition of health, but I’m encouraging people please don’t do what my father did and die of ignorance,’ he said. But host Phillip Schofield challenged the Deal Or No Deal host by quoting a statement from the manufacturers of the electromagnetic device, in which they distance themselves from his comments.
Edmonds replied: ‘Fine, all I am saying is by using pulsed electromagnetism and a series of other things I am now free of prostate cancer.’
He also admitted yesterday that he has known the director of the firm that now distributes EMPpad products, Maria Robertson, for the last 30 years. And Edmonds’ daughter, Charlotte, was a former director of the company.
His comments prompted a further day of criticism from health professionals and academics, who said his views could even ‘hasten deaths’.
Professor Edzard Ernst, coauthor of Trick or Treatment? Alternative Medicine On Trial, said: ‘The reason why most of us put “negative energy” in inverted commas is simple: it is a pure figment of the imagination of fantasists. As we see, some VIPs seem to take this nonsense seriously.
‘The result might be that some desperate patients believe them, and choose the nonsense over the best that real medicine has to offer. And that could hasten deaths.’ Professor John Gribben, chairman of medical oncology at Queen Mary University of London, added: ‘This is complete gibberish.
‘It undermines all the good work everyone does with evidence-based medicine and targeted approaches. There is no justification whatsoever for these types of claims.’
It is understood that twicedivorced Edmonds, who is now married to make-up artist Liz Davies – and is estimated to have a fortune of £75million – had soundwave treatment on the NHS. In 2014, experts at Southampton University started using the treatment, which involves focusing high-intensity ultrasound directly onto tumours without a need for surgery.
Edmonds, who has four grown-up daughters with his second wife Helen Soby, is thought to have seen more than one specialist, and used a mixture of holistic treatment and traditional medicine. The presenter tweeted yesterday morning: ‘Overwhelmed by the kind words and even apologies from so many.’
‘I know why I got my cancer’ ‘This is complete gibberish’