Tag: diet

A Cancer Survivor Shares: Howard’s Story

In early April 2009 I first noticed a lesion on the floor of my mouth midway between the base of my tongue and my front teeth. I was 65-years-old and had enjoyed exceptionally good health which allowed me to avoid medical doctors like the plague because they scared me. I had, however, recently been diagnosed…

What Cancer Survivors Can Do To Help Themselves

An increased understanding of the biology of cancer, improvements in cancer screening techniques and use, and the development of more effective cancer therapies have contributed to significant improvements in quality of life and survival for cancer patients. Due to these reasons, there are approximately 12 million cancer survivors living in the United States currently. Sixty-five…

Diet and Cancer: Aimee’s Q & A

QI have heard that sugar feeds cancer.  If I have a cancer diagnosis, should I cut all sugar out of my diet? Aimee:  There’s a lot of confusion out there about the connection between sugar and cancer.  The idea that sugar feeds cancer is misleading because sugar feeds ALL cells in the body.  Glucose, or…