hi all my cancer is fueled by estrogen and progesterone,, i was wandering if any one has the same and if you follow a diet that dosnt fuel ur cancer,, i kow that i cant eat mushrooms and should stay away from dairy,,, so now im drinking Almond milk please can anyone help or set me in the right directrion??????????

Hi Cobie Hope you are well, I have just been to a breast cancer talk on nutrition at the Mater Hospital in Sydney. It was excellent and dispels a lot of myths including the dairy food one. I too am hormone receptor positive. The talk was by Dr Susan Hart (herself a breast cancer survivor) and she has written a book on this which should be released in about January 2014. I also went to a BCNA forum where her new book was also discussed. I am certainly going to buy it and what I got out of her talk was to eat a sensible normal balanced diet. Hope this helps Fiona

Hi Cobie,I have a great book called TheAfter Cancer Dieti:How To Live Healthier Than Ever Before. by Suzanne Boothby with Richard Boothby M.D. I agree with Fiona,that a sensible balanced diet is good,but I think that if you can fine tune it a bit,it also helps.My cancer is the same as yours ,and I don't eat mushrooms any more either.By the way,the book that I just mentioned can be bought on Amazon.All the best Cobie.xoxoxRobyn

Cobie I did heaps of reading on this - books and internet - when I was first diagnosed, plus I also attended a talk about cancer and nutrition at the Olivia Newton John cancer facitlity and I agree with Fiona. We just need to eat the same kind of balanced diet that is recommended for good health for everyone - lots of vegetables, some fruit, wholegrain products, plenty of fibre, fish, lean meat and avoid processed foods - espeically processed meats - and alcohol. I was told by my oncologist not to cut out dairy products because we need them for a balanced diet ie calcium. (Many of us that have ER+ BC end up having to take aromatase inhibitors which can weaken the bones so it's important to keep your calcium up.) Having said that I have read that there is some scientific evidence that certain foods are associated with a reduced risk of cancer or cancer recurrance. That's not to say they will prevent cancer but they may create a less favorable environment in your body for cancer to grow. So in particular I try to include more broccoli, carrots, walnuts, green tea and apples in my diet. Pomegranate juice is also thought to have anti-cancer properties (although I find it unpleasantly sweet). I try and avoid margerines and vegetable oils (I only use extra virgin olive oil). Sometimes I throw some extra flax seeds on my breakfast cereal. And of course it's important to get plenty of vitamin D - I take supplements for that. I will look forward to reading that new book too. I think while it's basically about a balanced diet with lots of vegies there are little tweaks we can make to our diets that may help. Best of luck Cobie. Janet.

I too had ER and PR+ breast cancer, can I ask why you don't eat mushrooms? I have been told to eat them.........I don't like them so I take them in a supplement. I hope I am doing the right thing. Joanne

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Robyn_W
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Hi Cobie,I have a great book called TheAfter Cancer Dieti:How To Live Healthier Than Ever Before. by Suzanne Boothby with Richard Boothby M.D. I agree with Fiona,that a sensible balanced diet is good,but I think that if you can fine tune it a bit,it also helps.My cancer is the same as yours ,and I don't eat mushrooms any more either.By the way,the book that I just mentioned can be bought on Amazon.All the best Cobie.xoxoxRobyn
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Hi Cobie Hope you are well, I have just been to a breast cancer talk on nutrition at the Mater Hospital in Sydney. It was excellent and dispels a lot of myths including the dairy food one. I too am hormone receptor positive. The talk was by Dr Susan Hart (herself a breast cancer survivor) and she has written a book on this which should be released in about January 2014. I also went to a BCNA forum where her new book was also discussed. I am certainly going to buy it and what I got out of her talk was to eat a sensible normal balanced diet. Hope this helps Fiona

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