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Another Milky Way? Finding a Nutrition Plan that Works for You

Phyllis Johnson
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Phyllis Johnson grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland. Parents of...

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Saturday, November 01, 2008
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It's November 1, and the table near my front door holds a big bowl of left-over Halloween Milky Ways and candy corn.If you have cancer, you have probably had more than one well-meaning friend tell you, "Sugar causes cancer."  You have probably been given any number of pamphlets explaining why ...
  1. More on nutrition and breast cancer prevention
    Sarah
    Wednesday, November 05, 2008 at 01:36 PM

    Really liked this timely, funny post, Phyllis (typing as I chew a leftover Baby Ruth)...

     

    Also worth reading is a new report issued by the American Cancer Society - it's an academic journal article, and a little dense but worth peeking at:

     

    Opportunities and Strategies for Breast Cancer Prevention Through Risk Reduction

     

    Walter Willett, one of the report authors and a Harvard Prof, is the guy who re-jiggered the food pyramid a couple years ago.

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    re: More on nutrition and breast cancer prevention
    Phyllis Johnson
    Thursday, November 06, 2008 at 06:49 AM

    Thanks, Sarah.

     

    The article about risk factors was interesting.  As a person who had none of those risk factors at the time of my diagnosis, I always worry that people with the risk factors will overestimate their risk and worry themselves sick, and that the people without the risk factors won't be proactive enough about getting symptoms checked out.  In terms of nutrition, I think this quote from the end of the summary says it all: Patients should be encouraged to maintain a healthy lifestyle for their overall well-being. 

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