tjs146 Posted June 22, 2003 Share Posted June 22, 2003 I have been looking around for info. online about whether cancer patients are advised to avoid sugar. My aunt went to GNC to buy a nutritional supp for my uncle (who I posted about last week, Stg. IV) because he has no appetite and is losing weight. A worker at the store told her that sugar feeds cancer so she didn't buy it. Thoughts? I tried doing some online research but didn't really know what to make of it. (Sorry if this topic has been discussed before -- I did a search but didn't find anything. Please refer me to previous posts if there are some). Thank you. Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyS Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 Tara - When I was first diagnosed in November 2002 with SCLC, I bought a book called "Beating Cancer with Diet". It mentioned the "sugar issue" in there and I was very concerned because I have quite a sweet tooth! When I asked my oncologist about it, he said it was a bunch of crap. (Probably came from the fact that for PET scans they inject you with a sugar substance which sticks to the cancer cells and "lights up" on the scan. But "sticks to" and "feeds" aren't the same thing!) And my concerns we relieved a little more as I read on the board here about different people, vegetarians and the like, turning up with cancer. Unfortunately, I think that lung cancer is more a environmental "air we breathe" issue and a hereditary issue than a dietary one...... SandyS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayroy Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 I heard its best to eat natural food. However, eating something is better than nothing. There are a lot of myths and mysterious about this disease. I would say eat a little of everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Wood Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 I think that is an old wife's tale, and the old wife never had cancer! It is amazing how things like that spread. I think it is human to try and find something easy that will fix the problem, and sugar was it. Of course, I think all things should be taken in moderation. However, when Lucie was in her period of not eating, I would have fed her anything nutritious to get her through. How sweet it is! Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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