<![CDATA[All about Cancer]]>The challenge is many "studies" are backed by someone with an agenda.


Stepping back a bit, you can look at similar countries (developed - somewhat similar health standards, availability of medical treatment, etc) and you will see that there are variations in average person’s diet (processed food). With the caveat listed above, there appears to be some indications that diets are associated with some longer-term health risks.

Just look at the label of many food items. Even things that seem healthy may have a lot of other ingredients added (often for texture, taste, and preserving/storing the food).

Absent fresh veggies and raw meat cooked with very little seasonings, it’s hard to avoid all of this other stuff completely (especially when eating commercially prepared food, although some is likely better than others).

At the end of the day, there are some trade-offs with everything, and each person needs to make a decision…

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starlight1968sg\" post_id=\"2129886\" time=\"1709115975\" user_id=\"14025:

and the brands shown were popular in the supermarkets.
For some perspective:
https://ajcn.nutrition.org/article/S0002-9165%2823%2905381-9/fulltext
Conclusions:
Associations with cancer risk or benefits have been claimed for most food ingredients. Many single studies highlight implausibly large effects, even though evidence is weak. Effect sizes shrink in meta-analyses.

And a more humorous take:
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2001/sep/06/medicalscience.healthandwellbeing

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ChiefKiasu\" post_id=\"2129881\" time=\"1709112692\" user_id=\"3:

What?! Now even instant noodles we need to avoid? Luckily, I don't even remember when I took instant noodles 😂
and the brands shown were popular in the supermarkets.

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chenlaoshi\" post_id=\"2129850\" time=\"1709100259\" user_id=\"162894:

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3252087/potential-carcinogens-found-almost-90-instant-noodles-tested-hong-kongs-consumer-watchdog
...
What?! Now even instant noodles we need to avoid? Luckily, I don't even remember when I took instant noodles 😂

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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5bKsAk7orc]

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2129850https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2129850Wed, 28 Feb 2024 06:04:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All about Cancer on Sun, 13 Jan 2019 23:52:44 GMT]]>if doctors do not advise chemo patients to take birds nest, then it’s best to avoid. high protein levels in birds nest will cause cells to spread.

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janet88:


however birds nest does give the person a nice complexion.
I suppose I wld like to look the best I can, by whichever means, I’d I’ve to go thro chemo & my hair can’t survive the radio... If my complexion is good can still smile bravely & fight the C. But if it’s going to cause my family financial burden on top of chemo expenses, then I better still hold up my chin & fight thro.

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ChiefKiasu:
Whether something is good for us depends on observations, and many observations is based on perceived value. Birds' nest is delicious, but rare and expensive to acquire; over time people tend to justify it with medicinal benefits. That is why it is so premium. Maybe it does have good effects; but I find it hard to believe.

birds nest is supposedly good to nourish the lungs and improve appetite....it is expensive because people risk their lives to retrieve birds nest from the caves. pure birds nest is very dirty...but if the high protein levels cause those C cells to grow instead of disappear with chemo, then it's better for chemo patients not to eat them.
however birds nest does give the person a nice complexion.

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ngl2010:
starlight1968sg:

Yes, I heard bird nest soup is not recommended for chemo patients


About 20 years ago, my relative who had breast cancer had bird nest everyday. She is rich so she can afford the pure bird nest (asked maid to clean). But the bird nest didn't prolong her life...

maybe that's why even an established brand can't survive. back then, patients take birds nest to cool down the effects of chemo and improve appetite. my relative had her womb removed before starting chemo at mount Elizabeth...she was in her early 50s then. it's been 30 years.

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starlight1968sg:
Yes, I heard bird nest soup is not recommended for chemo patients

About 20 years ago, my relative who had breast cancer had bird nest everyday. She is rich so she can afford the pure bird nest (asked maid to clean). But the bird nest didn't prolong her life...

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1894138https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1894138Sat, 12 Jan 2019 06:31:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All about Cancer on Sat, 12 Jan 2019 04:34:39 GMT]]>Few days back a close friend (mid 50s) texted me out of the blue the below question:



https://i.postimg.cc/qRmdMFkG/2.png\">


Basically the earlier a person can figure out this is the 'purpose' of life, then the person can live life to the fullest (by embracing all good and bad with a more positive attitude).

This friend is working with a monthly income of above $10K, owns two apartments, single, intelligent, not bad looking, and travelling leisurely a lot. Guess at times, most of us will go about wondering 'what's the purpose' of life (think the 'problem' of my this friend is too 'good life' and start to feel 'meaningless' coz nothing much to accomplish oredi. So any 'shortcomings' that one has in life actually has their purposes for being the 'reasons/meanings' to live).

Embrace life, incl all the curve balls and lemons coz everything will be over very soon!

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starlight1968sg:
Yes, I heard bird nest soup is not recommended for chemo patients

there used to be a horse brand birds nest store at jem. it has closed down.
birds nest supposed to nourish the lungs. patients with C would eat this to cool down their body as chemo is heaty.
birds nest is very dirty and now it is bleached...unless one buys top grade and be prepared to remove the tiny bits of black stuff.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1894104https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1894104Sat, 12 Jan 2019 03:12:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All about Cancer on Sat, 12 Jan 2019 03:05:41 GMT]]>Yes, I heard bird nest soup is not recommended for chemo patients

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starlight1968sg:
Janet

Chemo is drugs running round the body, aim to kill the bad cells but inevitably killing the gd cells too. Appetite will be affected as this is one of the side effects. Pple say chemo drugs are heaty and need to drink plenty of water.
chemo is aimed to reach almost all parts of the body to kill the cells...both bad and good ones.
taste buds also lose ability to taste anything...and patient loses interest to eat because of nausea and/or vomiting.
I will never forget how my relative suffered during that period (30 years ago). each time she came home after the treatment, she was suffering the side effects.

back then, she ate birds nest daily....however, recently doctors said birds nest has high level of protein and not advisable for patients undergoing chemo.

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Chemo is drugs running round the body, aim to kill the bad cells but inevitably killing the gd cells too. Appetite will be affected as this is one of the side effects. Pple say chemo drugs are heaty and need to drink plenty of water.

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starlight1968sg:
Loosely speaking, cancer is cells growing out of control and form tumours. Scientists yet to find out the cause when and why cells grow out of control.

wonder how cousin is...chemo started 3 days ago for his lymphoma.
there is a jab to prevent vomiting. hope he recovers fully.

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mommyNg:

When he relapsed about 1 year later, he was put on a stronger course, and this time he went weak and lost his taste of food. After a few months, he decided to stop all therapy, stayed at home and not see a doctor at all. He wanted quality of life in whatever remaining time he had. But he deteriorated quickly (went very thin), and within 2-3 months, he’s gone.... :sad:
when a relapse happens, the patient is put on another round of chemo. he/she finds it meaningless to suffer the side effects during the course of treatment. I guess this is why he wanted quality of life instead of suffering the treatment.
I really hope scientists would be able to find a cure for this dreadful C.

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MrsKiasu:
slmkhoo, that is about how I feel too..of course in heart I hope for my husband undying love..but what can we do if we ourselves couldn't accompany them, we dont want them to be alone especially when the kids are independent..maybe unless they have very active groups of friends/activities/job to keep them fully occupied..let's pray it wouldn't need to happen and all of us could live into our ripe age.

Given our families' history, it's more likely that I will have a long widowhood. And I don't think having a second spouse means that the love for the first has \"died\". The human heart has a large capacity to love. Fidelity to a spouse during that spouse's lifetime is as much a matter of commitment as love.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1894083https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1894083Sat, 12 Jan 2019 02:22:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All about Cancer on Sat, 12 Jan 2019 00:24:41 GMT]]>slmkhoo, that is about how I feel too…of course in heart I hope for my husband undying love…but what can we do if we ourselves couldn’t accompany them, we dont want them to be alone especially when the kids are independent…maybe unless they have very active groups of friends/activities/job to keep them fully occupied…let’s pray it wouldn’t need to happen and all of us could live into our ripe age.

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ChiefKiasu:
I never thought women are so 大方 🙂


Personally, I don't think I'll remarry. Love is what brought us together and remarrying just makes a joke of the years we spend in our marriage.
I guess it depends on how you regard \"Love\", and whether it's only once in a lifetime. I expect the love for a 2nd wife will always be somewhat different, although not necessarily less, simply because of different stages of life, different shared experiences etc. As a wife, I would want my husband to continue to have a life partner to share with if he so wishes, rather than live alone simply because he doesn't want to \"offend\" me or \"replace\" me. We've been married over 30 years, and I think he would find it quite hard to be alone, especially once the kids are grown. My neighbour, now over 70, lost his wife more than 10 yrs ago to cancer. He remarried about 5 yrs ago and we are happy to see him have someone to talk to, go out with, travel with, with etc. His children have their own lives and are busy with careers etc, and although they visit etc, they don't live with him.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1894069https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1894069Sat, 12 Jan 2019 00:16:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to All about Cancer on Sat, 12 Jan 2019 00:10:32 GMT]]>My mum though ‘enough is enough’ was unwilling to accept her fate to leave. She didn’t get to see her grandkids enter U, find a job, get married etc. There were so many uncompleted dreams.

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hercules:


One of my aunts passed on due to kidney failure two weeks ago at 80 yo.

Her kidneys were functioning at about 30% last year and doc advised dialysis. Aunt refused despite her kids persuaded. Aunt said 'enough of living' and she would want to just complete her life without 'artificial lengthening'.

So kidneys failed further. Arranged into hospice and then completed her journey.

Relatives were talking about why her kids never 'forced' her into going for dialysis. I find these relatives funny coz it is my belief that everyone should have a choice of how they want to live / end their lives. 'Departing' at 80 yo is not too bad in my opinion (instead of lengthening it and maybe have to suffer other complications and be more painful).
I guess up to a certain point, enough is enough.....? Such decisions are always not easy for the next of kin to bear. On one hand, we should respect how the person choose to complete the journey, yet on the other hand, we hope we can walk our journey with the person a bit longer....

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