Elle Macpherson revealed this week that she was diagnosed with breast cancer seven years ago, and that she chose to treat her condition in what she called a holistic way.

In an interview with Australian Womens Weekly published Monday, the model and actor recalled finding a lump in her breast in 2014, and said her doctors discovered early-stage cancer during surgery to remove the mass.

It was a shock, it was unexpected, it was confusing, it was daunting in so many ways, Macpherson, 60, said of her diagnosis. And it really gave me an opportunity to dig deep in my inner sense to find a solution that worked for me.

After her physicians found she had Stage 0 HER2 positive estrogen receptive intraductal carcinoma during the initial lumpectomy, Macpherson went against the recommendations of 32 different doctors and experts who suggested she undergo chemotherapy, hormonal therapy or a mastectomy.

Instead, she turned to what she called a holistic approach, which included work with a naturopathy practitioner, a holistic dentist, an osteopath, a chiropractor and therapists, according to AWW.

In excerpts from her upcoming book Elle, published by the magazine, Macpherson wrote: Saying no to standard medical solutions was the hardest thing Ive ever done in my life. But saying no to my own inner sense would have been even harder.

Sometimes an authentic choice from the heart makes no sense to others... but it doesnt have to, she wrote.