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Val Kilmer Explains Why He Got Chemo For His Cancer Despite It Being Against His Religious Beliefs

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Val Kilmer‘s kids were the sole reason behind his decision to seek traditional cancer treatment. In an interview with The New York Times, the 60-year-old actor discusses how he initially planned to treat his throat cancer through his Christian Science faith.

That plan changed, though, due to his kids, Jack, 24, and Mercedes, 28, whom he shares with his ex-wife, Joanne Whalley. In Kilmer’s faith, his diagnosis is rather described as the “suggestion of throat cancer,” which is “the idea is rather than say I have it or possess it, there is a claim, there’s a suggestion that this is a fact.” Due to that classification, Kilmer believed he would find the cure by working with his practitioner, Christian Science’s version of a spiritual adviser.

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