Olivia Newton-John credits homeopathy and other forms of alternative medicine with her cure from breast cancer. She is building a new wellness holistic clinic in Australia and homeopathy will be part of the therapies on offer.

“When I had cancer I was lucky enough to have things to help me in body, mind and spirit. I had meditation and yoga. I had homeopathy and acupuncture and all these alternative therapies that helped me to get through the whole healing process, emotionally as well as physically."

This weekend the four time Grammy Awards winner will join Leeza Gibbons in hosting “A Night To Make A Difference” a star-studded Oscar Party in Hollywood.

The event is being organised to raise funds for both Olivia’s Cancer and Wellness Centre in Australia and the Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation which helps those with Alzheimers.

When the singer was diagnosed with breast cancer on the eve of a world tour in 1992, it was the first step in a long battle against the disease and ultimately has resulted in Olivia’s plan to build the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Centre in Australia.

The centre will provide complementary therapies to support patients on their cancer journey, treating mind and spirit as well as the body. 

 Olivia describes the focus as being on the whole person and not just the disease.“The Austin Hospital in Melbourne has been the premier cancer centre in Australia for a long, long time and they asked me if I would put my name on a cancer unit they were going to build there.

"I went to see their facilities and they were so run down and in such bad repair that I said I would love to help them, but only if they also build a new wellness centre.

“I wanted to create a place on the hospital grounds that could offer that. That became part of the appeal, and I am very excited about that.”  the singer told Look to the Stars magazine.

“We’ve been fundraising for it for five years. We held a major fundraising event last year when we spent three weeks walking the length of the Great Wall of China, which was amazing. We raised $2 million

.“I’m also lucky to have the support of celebrities such as Cliff Richard and Dannii Minogue. Leeza Gibbons is an Ambassador. A few of the stars who did the Great Wall Walk became Ambassadors. Because I can’t be there all the time, they can represent the hospital and help with fundraising.

"I went to the hospital not so long ago when I was in Australia, and I went to visit some of the patients there and it really is amazing how many people are battling cancer – and in such different age groups, they’re getting younger and younger.”

She says her message to anyone diagnosed with cancer: “The best thing I could say is ‘Here I am’.  When I went through it and had just finished my treatment, I met a woman who said ‘Oh I read in the paper that you had breast cancer – well don’t worry, I had it 20 years ago and I’m fine now’. 

That was a defining moment for me.  I thought to myself  -well if she could do it 20 years ago when the treatments weren’t as good- it really was an enlightening moment”.