Hi, I am taking Tamoxifen for Atypical Hyperplasia. A friend of mine was telling me that I should not be using the artificial sweetner called Splenda because it is a known cancer causing agent? Anyone comments? Thanks
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hrf Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 887 |
Oct 10, 2009 05:12 am
hrf wrote:
I would also be interested in knowing the answer to that. Helen - BRCA2+ first dx in Oct. 2004 2nd dx Feb. 2009 a new primary
Diagnosis: 2/6/2009, ILC, 2cm, Stage II, Grade 1, 4/6 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2- |
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Nanalinda Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 341 |
Oct 10, 2009 07:57 am
Nanalinda wrote:
I have never heard of splenda being a cancer causing agent. It is made from sugar. Diagnosis: 7/26/2006, IDC, 3cm, Stage IV, Grade 3, 0/1 nodes, mets, ER-/PR-, HER2- |
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KMDB Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 5 |
Nov 17, 2009 12:01 pm
KMDB wrote:
Oops, if so, I'm in trouble. I'm diabetic, diagnosed a month before the BC, and everything is Splenda in my life including the cranberry juice I'm drinking right now. Not on Tamoxifen though. I'm on Aromasin. |
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PS73 Joined: May 2009 Posts: 236 |
Nov 17, 2009 06:38 pm
PS73 wrote:
..all high potency sweetners are sugar alcohols. splenda imo is better than most bc its made from sugar but it's still deemed as 'artificial' bc it goes thru a sythentic transformation. you can argue the case that all art sweetners cause cancer and it would be the same argument regarding splenda. "Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense”
Diagnosis: 4/23/2009, IDC, 2cm, Stage IIa, Grade 3, 0/1 nodes, ER+/PR-, HER2+ |
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konakat Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,610 |
Nov 17, 2009 06:40 pm
konakat wrote:
I read an interesting book a while ago that discussed the cancer - artificial sweetner scandal. Interestingly a lot of the anti-artificial sweetner marketing was funded by the sugar industry. They are safe. Elizabeth's Mantra: When in doubt, eat cake. When you haven't a clue, add ice cream.
Diagnosis: 5/2007, ILC, 3cm, Stage IV, Grade 3, 13/19 nodes, mets, ER+/PR+, HER2+ |
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PS73 Joined: May 2009 Posts: 236 |
Nov 18, 2009 12:42 am
PS73 wrote:
..I honestly don't see why straight natural sugar cane is so bad. I asked a Dr. at Columbia to explain the tenuated (I think thats the name) process, where glucose is extracted into your cells prior to chemo and the cancer cells open up and gobble sugar, enlarge? and then the chemo targets it better. She said cells do not behave that way and they are very slow moving for that to be effective. ..then again, she is very conservative. Who really knows? I strive for moderation but can say that when I had a high potency sweeter class for work, tasting everything out and even not out on the market yet from around the globe. I had a monster headache that entire week. This was hosted by the makers of nutrasweet so very biased in terms of cancer info, etc. This was twelve years ago and my cancer is grade 3 (in terms of a timeline) so what Im saying is that I do not believe that my cancer was caused my high potency sweetner class. ...soy either (daily for over eight years) - ER only 25%. "Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense”
Diagnosis: 4/23/2009, IDC, 2cm, Stage IIa, Grade 3, 0/1 nodes, ER+/PR-, HER2+ |
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