Jun 18th, 2009
Cancer and Sugar
Some research has indicated that the consumption of sugar may increase colon cancer risk; other studies have determined there is no link between sugar and colon cancer. While one of these is true and the other not (and don’t ask me which is which), the facts are not important here. What is importnant is that my wife, Sally, thinks there is a link.
I cannot reject the idea that eating a healthy diet all the time, but especially after being diagnosed with cancer, is a good idea. It is quite another to join lunacy and declare war against sugar and its evils. I submit the following affidavit as evidence.
On or about May 1st, 2009, after reading about a POSSIBLE link between cancer and sugar, my wife threw out a package of recently opened Oreo Double Stuffs with two rows of cookies left!
Is this something someone in complete control of their faculties would do? The sugar/cancer connection thing is insane! It makes people do unreasonable things, like a cult, cult of the sugar cancer connection! How can something, which appears to be a theory, gain so much traction?
And it does not stop there. Normally sane people have offered all kinds of sagely advice on how to resist or beat cancer. Now some suggestions are more common sense, others have the backing of the medical field or first hand accounts, while others are just insane. Please research the topic before you forward me one of these.
I tried all the reasonable ones, even the one where you lick a monkey’s butt for a week. I still have cancer so I am keeping my date with the surgeon tomorrow. Good night for now. Don’t let the bed bugs bite. The bites itch like crazy and can get infected.
Hello,
Thanks for the interesting article on cancer and sugar.
I have a friend that’s fighting stage 4 colon cancer so I know what a dreadful disease it is.
I had my first colonoscopy at age 50. A polyp was found and removed. I’m now 58 and I had my second colonoscopy a few weeks ago. Nothing was found this time.
I just want to remind and encourage everyone to get screened for colon cancer. The procedure itself (colonoscopy) is not painful, with the possible exception of the I.V. The preparation the day before is a little inconvenient. Plan to be close to a bathroom.
The ‘official’ guideline is to have a colonoscopy if you are older than 50 and every 10 years thereafter. That is, if you’re at average risk. Check with your physician. Schedule an appointment today!
Two rows of cookies?!?!? Is she insane (he asks in a voice that leaves no doubt that she is).
I’m so sorry to hear that you’ve fighting this battle, Rick. I’m glad that you’ve not lost your sense of humor.
I had to make nearly the same request when Mary was sick, keep your wacky ideas to yourself because I don’t have the energy to do the research to prove just how wrong and stupid you are. That was my fault, really, not being able to just let them be stupid. I thought I had to edumicate them. It didn’t work.
You’re in our Prayers.
Bob & Michele