Sugar and Cancer, a myth, never been proven.

I’ve read on the forum about not having sugar if you have cancer, this is a myth and never been proven. Your body needs glucose for energy, more so if you have cancer.

[Davemac05]

Hi Loimie,I take quite a lot of sugar in my diet and have not been told to avoid it despite having stage 4 cancer and 21 chemotherapy sessions over the last two years .

If you are active you need something to keep you going,and anyway it cant be worse for you us than the big C 🙂🙂 . Keep well,

Dave

[Hidden in reply to Davemac05]

Hello Dave, I’ve got stage 4 NSCLC, spread to one vertebrae. I’m under Christie’s. Picked up by accident on a CT scan of my bowel which was normal. Quite a shock really, no symptoms whatsoever. Anyway due to start immunotherapy next week. Saw my consultant last week, discussing diet and she said take no notice of things you read about sugar, it’s nonsense! I cycle a lot so need energy. It must me hard all that chemo, I was relieved I could have immunotherapy, didn’t want to lose my hair!! Bit petty really! And your right what can be worse than big C! Thinking of you and sending my very best wishes. X

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Hi Loimie

Hope your treatment goes well and you continue to be guided by your oncologist.

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[chinvi]

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[chinvi]

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