Hi - I am new and would like to see how others are doing that were diagonised with cancer

Hondo said:

Mouth Ulcers
It’s hard to say how long the mouth ulcers will last people heal differently due to many reasons. I had them all through the first treatment and then about 4 months after the radiation treatment stopped. The second time I did radiation and chemo they lasted longer, I am 3 years from the last treatment and they still sometimes come back but not for long and not as bad. I don’t know how it is in India and if you can get the medicine we get here but there is a mouth wash that helps with the ulcers check with your doctors. I use stoppers 4 mouth spray at night and I am able to sleep all night long with out having to get up every hour to drink water. I get this on line at www.woodridgelab.com or at any CVS pharmacy

RonInScotland said:

LIfe goes on
In 95 at 38 yo I was told I had Nasopharangeal Cancer PLUS 4 tumours in my neck - how does a Scotsman get Nasophar? Must have been the fried rice!!!!. I had 38 radios and 4 chemos - methotrexate. Move on to today and yes Im still kicking - HARD.

Yes it was tough - dripping neck, no hair at the back of my head, mouth ulcers, dry mouth (still got it), poor sense of smell, poor taste buds - Im a Catering Manager, no facial hair under the neck and little on the face - I used to have a beard,severe constipation with the morphine I got cos of my mouth that needed enemas to move it but I AM ALIVE and not complaining. Never give up hope or your faith in your God whoever that may be. And I still havent met another Scot who has had it.

Good luck to all in your fight and just remember all the hard times are for you to get better and be like me 14 years on encouraging others.

Ron

Tricia02 said:

i disagree
that's a load of bunkum about sugar - herewith info from McMillan Cancer in UK

"What evidence is there to suggest that cancer patients would benefit from reducing their sugar intake and use other sources for calories (e.g. fat)?"

I, for one, found their answer very informative. Thanks Macmillan. Here it is:

"The study of the effects of diet on cancer is a growing area of research. But at present there is still only a small amount of studies that are carried out with the same strict research guidelines, which other areas of cancer research tend to follow.

Unfortunately this often leads to differing views amongst professionals in this field.

Research into diet tends to look at two separate areas - cancer prevention and treatment once someone has a cancer diagnosis. There is evidence that diet can affect our risk of developing cancer. However, once a cancer is diagnosed there is no clear evidence that diet can influence how a cancer grows

Sugar is needed by every cell in our body not only cancer cells. Our bodies need glucose, or simple sugar, for energy.

Although cancer cells need sugar there is nothing particular about sugar that “feeds” cancer cells any more than sugar feeds all cells in our body. By cutting out sugar you are potentially depriving healthy cells from getting the sugar they need.

Sugar comes from various sources including simple sugars, fat and protein. So even if you cut every bit of sugar out of your diet, your body will make sugar from other sources, such as protein and fat. Usually it’s a good idea to limit the amount of simple sugar you eat as this is not good for general health.

Most people can get all their sugar from other sources like fat and protein. However, some people with cancer may not be able to do this. So for them simple sugars may be a good way of getting the energy their body needs."

I believe this to be a well considered and rounded response, and found it useful to read each paragraph a few times to make sure a) I wasn't missing anything, and b) I wasn't reading anything into this that isn't actually there.

Clearly, if someone has details of scientific, repeatable, evidence-based, double-blind, peer-reviewed trials on this subject then this would be a good place to let us know - whatever the results show. Otherwise, I think this is about as good a reference point on the subject as we're likely to get right now.