India, Nov. 25 -- Actor Sonali Bendre has addressed the backlash she received after her post on the contribution of naturopathy in her cancer recovery sparked angry reactions from medical professionals. In a new post, the actor said she 'never claimed to be a doctor', and urged people not to dismiss her experiences.

On Monday, Sonali shared a tweet of HT's report about doctors reacting to her original statement, and shared a response. Her note read, "I have never claimed to be a doctor, but I'm certainly not a quack either. I am a cancer survivor, someone who has lived through the fear, pain, uncertainty, and rebuilding that the disease brings."

The actor emphasised that she meant to highlight naturopathy and autophagy's role in cancer ...