Late actor Val Kilmer followed the Christian Science movement, and was initially reluctant to pursue a traditional treatment path when he was diagnosed with cancer

Val Kilmer had throat cancer - even though he saw it differently. The actor, who was convinced of the beliefs of "Christian Science", approached illness and death in a very special - and dangerous - way.

Late actor Val Kilmer ignored initial symptoms of throat cancer before his diagnosis in 2015. He wrote about his health journey in his 2020 memoir 'I’m Your Huckleberry.'