The Importance of Diet

My wife is in the middle of her Chemo treatment having been diagnosed with a grade 3, triple negative tumour. She has been doing much research on what she can be doing to reduce the “chance” of reoccurrence.
The main thing that has come up is the importance of diet. Much of the information she has obtained has been sourced from the internet and conversations with “interested parties” in this area. Surprisingly, she has been unable to obtain much information direct from the medical team treating her. She has been given positive responses from the doctors and nurses when she has asked the questions, but nothing of a proactive nature.
She has discovered in her searches, research from a Prof Plant with regards dairy intake and the difference between Eastern and Western diets, as well as much information relating to intake of sugars, alcohol, organically grown and reared foods, nuts etc etc.
Based on her findings she is now on a dairy free diet, has increased her intake of “super” vegetables, stopped drinking alcohol, and is avoiding eating “processed” foods.
What we have read all makes sense to us and the findings talk for themselves. Notwithstanding this, I would be greatly interested in reading the opinion of others with regards this issue.
Thanks
pnv

Hi
yes what you say is what I have also read. I now eat dairy free, lots of fresh fruit and veg, nuts and seeds, lots of fish, meat twice a week and try to avoid alchohol. Just have a glass of wine once a week, I don’t smoke and I walk 3 to 4 miles a day when well enough
Louise

Hi pvn

We discuss diet issues in this thread - specifically diet changes supported by good quality academic research:

breastcancercare.org.uk/forum/for-those-interested-in-research-on-diet-and-cancer-t29432.html

Feel free to join us.

finty xx

This is the subject of huge controversy on this site. Some people do not feel there is sufficient evidence to make changes to the diet apart from having a basically healthy diet (although not really sure on the evidence for what that means).

Evidence is strong for the increased risk associated with drinking alcohol especially for lobular cancer and for oestrogen receptive cancer. That said some women decide to carry on enjoying alcohol in moderation.
I did virtually give up alcohol nearly 2 years ago and have had about 5 alcoholic drinks since then. As time has gone on I don’t miss it or want it.

Some of us have made changes much as your wife, and do like to look at research on diet. Please see the thread on that for more information.

I do hope that people will stay respectful of either other views on this subject!

I wish your wife all the best
Elinda x

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