Please stop blaming yourselves. I was out of the country for a number of years before my diagnosis. My husband and I had fish (usually salmon) four or more times a week, lots of salads and wonderful vegetables, always served with olive oil, very few sweets, and we walked an hour each evening, up and down hill. My good friend who does not have cancer is very over weight and eats sweets and junk all the time. My mother who did not have cancer was devoted to sweets and died at 88 from Congestive Heart Failure. And then there's my other two friends (both with breast cancer) who danced for years for major ballet companies (so lots of exercise) and both very careful, healthy eaters. You are not to blame for your cancer! Repeat this three times, please. Of course, you should eat healthy foods and exercise every day, particularly now, as it's great for our hearts and makes us feel good. But stop hitting yourself over the head.
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