Who Is Candice Marie Fox's Inspiration For Fighting Cancer?

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Read this story and you will get an inspiration of fighting cancer
This is the true story of Candice Marie Fox, a woman who was battling cancer a few years ago. In 2011, Candice was diagnosed with thyroid cancer that had spread to other organs, making any doctor could not believe that she can survive more than 5 years. The woman decided to fight for her own life, instead of giving up and drowning in grief. She refused chemotherapy and decided to switch to natural medicine.
She did not believe in chemotherapy because she had lost her cousin as a result of chemotherapy. He kept trying to find a natural treatment methods and Candice found that bromelain could be used to fight cancer. Candice began to consume 3 pineapples a day and she combined

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