India, Nov. 24 -- Sonali Bendre has issued a clarification after she shared a post on Autophagy, an alternative treatment therapy for healing, and said that it helped her in her fight against cancer. The actor's post faced backlash from medical professionals who called her out for promoting 'quackery'. They said that naturopathy and autophagy are unproven in curing cancer. Sonali has now issued a statement saying that she is not a 'quack' and she will continue to share her journey with honesty. (Also read: Sonali Bendre credits naturopathy for her recovery from cancer, doctors dismiss it: 'Not helping by promoting quackery')

The actor took to her X account on Monday evening and shared a statement. It began: "I have never claimed to be a ...