Diet, of course, has an important role in health, but to claim dietary interventions helped cure cancer is rubbish, says senior consultant in family medicine

Navjot Singh Sidhu recently claimed that his wife, Navjot Kaur Sidhu, overcame stage 4 cancer through a strict diet of turmeric, neem leaves, and fasting, avoiding sugar and carbohydrates. However, over 260 oncologists from Tata Memorial Hospital refuted these claims,

Doctors have rejected Navjot Singh Sidhu’s claims that his wife was completely cured of stage 4 terminal cancer following a curated diet, despite being given only a 3 per cent chance of survival. Sidhu said he eliminated sugar and carbs from her diet – giving her anti-inflammatory foods for recovery.

MUMBAI/DELHI: In an effort to help a loved one, families of cancer patients often turn to alternative products, adopting dietary changes with an emphasis on haldi or neem in tandem with conventional treatment.

We urge the public to not delay their treatment by following unproven remedies, but rather to consult a doctor, preferably a cancer specialist, if they have any symptoms of cancer," the Director of Tata Memorial Hospital,