Hi Alan

My Mum had a kidney removed many years ago (not cancer related) and eats what anyone would eat, she does not drink (but never did) but has several glasses of water a day.  She is fine and has no problems regarding her remaining kidney.

As to the cancer part if your doctors have not said to avoid anything specific then I would think a normal diet - meat, fish, chicken, veg and fruit would be fine.

The last thing you need to do is lose weight (especially if you cant afford to) you need to keep your strength up and energy levels normal.

If your cancer was down to life style then you can change it but if its genetics or bad luck there's not an awful lot you can do.  Try the cancer fighting foods and avoid others but do it in moderation - you seem to be going all out. Some friut with your breakfast cereal, cider viniger and olive oil on your salad as a dressing or olives.  If I ate that much fruit I would be in the bathroom all day.  And all that Garlic - I cook with garlic most days, always have done but 6 cloves for breakfast !

We should all avoid the "bad foods" but you do need all the food groups and these include sugars, carbohydrates and protein so make sure you get some of each preferably in unprocessed form.

Hi  Thank you 

My Ct and pet scans on the 11 mm nodule have been good no change and thankfully no ther signs of anything else.

Ive googled to much i think. im going to take your advise and alter my diet to include some more protien and carbs , all unprocessed .

I think my weight loss was due to the cranberries and cutting out carbs totally, 

I just want t0 get back to my normal 14 stone. lack of carbs and the cranberries raw have 

I am hoping been the cause of the 3 ilbs weight loss plus some extra stress 

Thank you so much for your reply

Alan

Hello Alan,

After reading your post I thought I might stop by and send you some of the info we have on sugar and diet.

While this is a promising field of research, there’s no good evidence that cutting out sugar (or any major food group) is of any benefit to cancer patients. It’s important that patients having cancer treatment are eating enough to help them through treatment and recovery – you might find this blog post interesting http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2011/11/01/what-should-you-eat-while-youre-being-treated-for-cancer/.

The idea that eating a lot of sugar helps ‘feed’ cancer cells and fuel its growth is a myth http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2014/03/24/dont-believe-the-hype-10-persistent-cancer-myths-debunked/#sweet-tooth  and oversimplifies a complex area of research. All cells, cancerous and healthy, use glucose for energy and they get this from lots of different types of food in our diet. But the way that cancer cells convert glucose into energy (metabolism) is often different from healthy cells, because they grow so quickly. Understanding cancer metabolism is a promising area of research, and scientists hope they can exploit these differences to selectively starve cancer cells or boost the potency of other treatments without affecting healthy cells.

If you want further advice, the best person to talk to is your doctor or a trained dietician. After treatment our advice is that people follow a normal healthy, balanced diet – find out more here: http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/diet-and-cancer/how-to-enjoy-a-healthy-diet.    

I hope this helps a little. If you feel like speaking to our team of nurses please give them a ring, they are available from 9am to 5pm Monday-Friday on this telephone number: 0808 800 4040.

Best wishes,

Moderator Renata

Hi Renata

the web page links you sent me have been very usefull

thank you so much

Alan

Hi Alan,

I'm glad to hear that and you're very welcome. :)

Best wishes,

Moderator Renata

HI sorry for the delay in replying... Yes your right I have  started a more balanced diet.. My weight is stable maybe a few pounds heavier but I hope that is because of extra excercise and going back to the gym doing light weights   Alan