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Research shows that cancer thrives in an environment that is high in sugar. Almost every anti-cancer diet will suggest limiting sugar in your diet. If you study it you'll find that sugar is bad for pretty much everything. There are hidden sugars that we don't even know we're eating in so many processed foods, even healthy things like yogurt. I've been on an anti-cancer diet for two years and that includes limiting sugar and all of my blood tests show improvement just from that one change....watching out for that sugar.

Welcome to Connect :
I have been following your lung cancer journey. It’s undescribable how the diagnosis can affect us.
I understand somewhat because I am a 10 year lung cancer survivor.
It’s remarkable how much research has advanced since my diagnosis ! As if this year there are more than 1100 therapies
for lung cancer! WoW.
Do not give Up! You are in the best place with your Mayo Team!
One important part of my healing was when I met Dr Amit Sood and was introduced to his Paced Breathing Research Study! By learning how to change my brain, with a meditation program for cancer patients, with practice and a workbook and support from an oncology nurse calling me every week I soon learned how to rethink
a lot of things! You can Google Dr Amit Sood’s TED X Talk and watch his great insights.
This helped me save my life. Supportfrom one person is huge!
I have kept active and I feel this this has greatly improved my quality of lifr.

Let’s stay connected! All my rst!

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linda wortmans

Please check any rumors with your physician. I have had cancer for 20 years and there are no special diets. Now if you have other ailments along with cancer that might be a different story. People love to give advice and opinions when they find out that you have cancer. You have to silence them some how.

Cindy- Check where the study was done and by whom. Check this out. There is a lot of controversy about it. https://www.oncologynutrition.org/erfc/healthy-nutrition-now/sugar-and-cancer/

Regarding diet and cancer all of my doctors have suggested a diet low in sugar, lots of vegetables (especially cruciferous ....oh my don't know that spelling), fruits, easy on red meat, etc. Guidelines to give your body the best chance of being healthy and non toxic (by avoiding pesticides and other carcinogens in food). It certainly can't hurt you. The changes I made to my diet have improved my health and well being a great deal and that makes it easier to withstand side effects from treatment and make my body stronger to fight cancer. No sense giving cancer a 'leg up' as it were. Since medical science doesn't actually have a clear picture on why some people get cancer and others don't, I think it's wise to give your body every chance to be as strong as possible.

Thank you. I think this study suggests that we can always improve our diet and should when fighting cancer. We eat a lot of hidden sugars, salts and fats in our diet due to processed foods. I agree that thinking about it all the time can be detrimental to health but understanding what you're eating and how it affects our bodies....I believe that's an important step in getting and staying healthy. Combine that with proven medical advice from ones doctor and it can help. I actually needed to lose weight and after losing 30 pounds and changing my diet....all of my blood tests and other tests show marked improvement in my overall health.

My husband had pleural mesothelioma, considered terminal, and we were told to eat whatever he could tolerate and enjoyed, as nutritious as able. Once he began palliative chemo, eating became a significant challenge - nothing tasted good, small amounts of food made him feel full, general loss of appetite and fear of vomiting added to the burden. Needless to say, he lost a tremendous of weight, so I would think that what to eat depends alot on the type of cancer, the expected outcome, the treatments and how they affect the ability to eat and enjoy quality of life. He was never a big sweets eater but one of the last things he asked for was cornflakes with banana, soymilk and extra sugar. A dying patient has very different needs than one who is going to survive, I feel.

That's terrific.

I so agree with you. I also believe that we now instinctively what are body's need- well most of the time. A day before my mom passed away she wanted a spoon full of whiskey or Scotch. I forget. I gave her one and my sister went nuts. I asked her if she was afraid of mom becoming an alcoholic. Anything that a dying patient wants should be top priority.

I agree- a sound diet is the best. I also am serious about people whose intentions are good, but give the wrong advice.