Guest guest Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 I eat sugar too.. don't go wild on it, but have it. My question is this...my ocologists office always had hard sugar candies, as well as cookies sitting out for grabs. (everyday)... wouldn't you think they wouldn't do that, knowing they are putting " cancer feeders " out there? I have always wondered about this, as I assume this is general for all oncology offices??? maybe not. Have a great day all. Re: stomach feels like a ball in there. > > It's tough to keep in mind, especially with chocolate anything around!, but > sugar does, reportedly, feed cancer. I don't get nuts about it, I like my > sweets too, but I do try to limit them as part of an ongoing fight against the big > C. Just something to bear in mind. > > Again, I wish you and your husband the best, and hope that he has some relief > soon. > > Sheila > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 My friends mother in her last three months of life gorged on sugar cookies and ice cream. I am sure that caution should be made on all things in excess. Now, if I can get this Nonni juice down! Yuk! Re: stomach feels like a ball in there. > > It's tough to keep in mind, especially with chocolate anything around!, but > sugar does, reportedly, feed cancer. I don't get nuts about it, I like my > sweets too, but I do try to limit them as part of an ongoing fight against the big > C. Just something to bear in mind. > > Again, I wish you and your husband the best, and hope that he has some relief > soon. > > Sheila > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 > I eat sugar too.. don't go wild on it, but have it. > My question is this...my ocologists office always had hard sugar candies, as well as cookies sitting out for grabs. (everyday)... wouldn't you think they wouldn't do that, knowing they are putting " cancer feeders " out there? I have always wondered about this, as I assume this is general for all oncology offices??? maybe not. > > Have a great day all. > > Re: stomach feels like a ball in there. > > > > > > It's tough to keep in mind, especially with chocolate anything around!, > but > > sugar does, reportedly, feed cancer. I don't get nuts about it, I like my > > sweets too, but I do try to limit them as part of an ongoing fight against > the big > > C. Just something to bear in mind. > > > > Again, I wish you and your husband the best, and hope that he has some > relief > > soon. > > > > Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 Of course it's true. Cancer cells are like other cells in some respects -- they need food to grow and reproduce. If you starve the body the cancer cells will die along with all the good cells too. If you feed the body, all of the cells get some food, although some types of cancer will grab more nutrients than normal cells, and grow faster. Anyway, sugar has its place in any diet, even for cancer patients. When you take chemo you kill lots of cells, both good and bad. The body needs fuel to repair the damage from the chemo, and sugar is a quick way to get some fuel to the system. I'm guilty of eating a hard candy now and then while I'm getting my chemo. ly, it makes me feel better, and what harm is there in feeling a little better while getting poisoned? -joe- > Is that true (I ask as I just ate a chocolate bar)???? > > Karima > Re: stomach feels like a ball in there. > > > > > > It's tough to keep in mind, especially with chocolate anything around!, > but > > sugar does, reportedly, feed cancer. I don't get nuts about it, I like my > > sweets too, but I do try to limit them as part of an ongoing fight against > the big > > C. Just something to bear in mind. > > > > Again, I wish you and your husband the best, and hope that he has some > relief > > soon. > > > > Sheila > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 http://www.quackwatch.org/04ConsumerEducation/News/noni.html It would be good to do more research on Noni juice. It has been hyped both pro and con on the net and is one of the many " cancer cures " I almost bought when my husband was first diagnosed. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 Here's another link - with excerpt from the article below - http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art4883.asp " So, since there's absolutely no valid research to back any claims for Noni's " mystery " ingredients and since lab tests prove it has virtually no nutritional value, what does it have? It has the same thing snake oil salesman have been selling for decades - SUGAR WATER! Noni Juice is 96% high insulin producing carbohydrates. " Peggy C. Durant wrote: > http://www.quackwatch.org/04ConsumerEducation/News/noni.html > > It would be good to do more research on Noni juice. It has been hyped > both pro and con on the net and is one of the many " cancer cures " I > almost bought when my husband was first diagnosed. > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 What about Essiac Tea? Re: sugar and cancer http://www.quackwatch.org/04ConsumerEducation/News/noni.html It would be good to do more research on Noni juice. It has been hyped both pro and con on the net and is one of the many " cancer cures " I almost bought when my husband was first diagnosed. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/OTA/ota04.html There's a pretty detailed discussion of it at the above link. The following may be most pertinent to cancer patients - /Attempts at Evaluating Essiac in Cancer Patients/ There have been no prospective clinical trials of Essiac to determine its safety and efficacy as a cancer treatment. In the early 1980s, however, Canadian health officials conducted a retrospective review of Canadian patients treated with Essiac using case summaries submitted voluntarily by the patients' physicians. In 1982, when the review began, about 150 physicians in Canada had reportedly requested supplies of Essiac on behalf of their cancer patients. On request from the government, approximately half of these physicians submitted summaries on a total of 86 patients to the Canadian federal health department (Bureau of Human Prescription Drugs, Health Protection Branch, Health and Welfare Canada). According to the former director of the Bureau of Human Prescription Drugs (392), the Bureau reviewed the physicians' reports and concluded the following: 47 patients received " no benefits " from Essiac treatment; 8 of the patient reports were unevaluable; 17 patients died; 1 had a " subjective improvement " ; 5 required fewer analgesics; 4 had an " objective response " to the treatment; 4 were in " stable condition. " The Bureau's judgments were based on the written summary comments physicians submitted, not on a review of the original patient charts. The Bureau did solicit additional information on the four patients who reportedly had an objective response and the four who were in stable condition. Among these eight patients, three were then found to have had progression of disease, two had died, and three were still in stable condition. The latter three patients had received previous conventional treatment that, in the Bureau's judgment, was probably responsible for their stable condition. The Bureau concluded that this review provided no evidence that the progression of cancer in these patients had been altered by taking Essiac. It noted, however, the possibility that some of these patients might have benefited from the treatment psychologically or emotionally. The Bureau's summary of the safety data collected in that review noted that " with occasional batches there was some nausea and vomiting " and suggested that these reactions were probably due to " a variation in composition " of the herbal preparation. However, few patients reportedly experienced any harmful side effects from the treatment. /Current Status of Essiac in Canada/ .....Although Essiac is currently unapproved for marketing in Canada and cannot be used in clinical trials without a valid preclinical new drug submission, the Canadian government allows Essiac to be manufactured and sold, and to be used by cancer patients under certain circumstances. Jay Debaca wrote: > > What about Essiac Tea? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 I too noticed all the hard candy and sweets for us to snack on while getting chemo. Wondering if perhaps they want all this cancer to go on to give them job security. LOL Just kidding with that job securtiy part. I did ask my onc about the sugar feeding cancer. He told me that it has not been a proven fact. I tend to not have full coinfidence in him as it is. I too have seen the sugar verses cancer. But then has this been proven?????? Love and Prayers to all on this group!!!! Ingrid > I eat sugar too.. don't go wild on it, but have it. > My question is this...my ocologists office always had hard sugar candies, as well as cookies sitting out for grabs. (everyday)... wouldn't you think they wouldn't do that, knowing they are putting " cancer feeders " out there? I have always wondered about this, as I assume this is general for all oncology offices??? maybe not. > > Have a great day all. > > Re: stomach feels like a ball in there. > > > > > > It's tough to keep in mind, especially with chocolate anything around!, > but > > sugar does, reportedly, feed cancer. I don't get nuts about it, I like my > > sweets too, but I do try to limit them as part of an ongoing fight against > the big > > C. Just something to bear in mind. > > > > Again, I wish you and your husband the best, and hope that he has some > relief > > soon. > > > > Sheila > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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