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caya · 03-19-2007, 08:01 PM

I was also not a big sweet eater ( except during my period, when I had to have chocolate), but I did eat alot of carbs- potatoes, bread, bagels, pretzels, chips etc. and alot of diet coke (caffeine free) - but who knows, the aspartame? I think Grace is right though - I have couple of friends who are severely overweight - they don't have cancer. I really think stress was a factor with me - like RhondaH I had an extremely stressful year - my husband had a brain aneurysm in Jan. 2006,I (he is fine, a full recovery, but that is another story) - and not only did I have the worry about him, keeping my two daughters sane, etc. - we basically run our business ourselves and I had to take over all his work (which involved a lot of travelling) and do mine too - I did hire someone to help out, but believe me, STRESS was my middle name. I discussed this with my GP after my diagnosis, and she thinks there is a correlation between extreme stress and cancer - she says she has seen this before in her practice. So who knows? All we can do is soldier on and fight the beast. But if sugar could be a "cure" - man sign me up!!

caya

03-19-2007, 08:01 PM	#12
caya Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Canada Posts: 2,320	I was also not a big sweet eater ( except during my period, when I had to have chocolate), but I did eat alot of carbs- potatoes, bread, bagels, pretzels, chips etc. and alot of diet coke (caffeine free) - but who knows, the aspartame? I think Grace is right though - I have couple of friends who are severely overweight - they don't have cancer. I really think stress was a factor with me - like RhondaH I had an extremely stressful year - my husband had a brain aneurysm in Jan. 2006,I (he is fine, a full recovery, but that is another story) - and not only did I have the worry about him, keeping my two daughters sane, etc. - we basically run our business ourselves and I had to take over all his work (which involved a lot of travelling) and do mine too - I did hire someone to help out, but believe me, STRESS was my middle name. I discussed this with my GP after my diagnosis, and she thinks there is a correlation between extreme stress and cancer - she says she has seen this before in her practice. So who knows? All we can do is soldier on and fight the beast. But if sugar could be a "cure" - man sign me up!! caya __________________ ER90%+/PR 50%+/HER 2+ 1.7 cm and 1.0 cm. Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested) MRM Dec.18/06 3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08 Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012 BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so. Reclast infusion January 2012 Oopherectomy October 2013 15 Years NED!!