Hi All,
One of the first questions I asked my doctors when diagnosed in November 2019 at my NHS hospital was whether dietary changes could be recommended for colorectal cancer patients. They told me that the only research that they were aware of relates to reducing the risk of getting the cancer in the first place, but not for people who were already diagnosed with it.
I therefore looked around for relevant research myself and it absolutely does exist and comes out of Yale and Harvard and Memoral Sloan Ketting hospital in the USA.
I am posting a link to the work of Dr Charles Fuchs of Yale University which says that patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer who eat tree nuts (not peanuts) drink four cups of coffee a day, take daily low dose aspirin and vitamin D have less risk of the cancer recurring.
Please see https://www.yalecancercenter.org/patient/programs/gi/Dr%20Fuchs%20Hi_304911_12358_v1.pdf
Furthermore see this video from Dr Leonard Saltz of Memoral Sloan Kettering Hospital which says that those who eat what Harvard University calls a prudent diet which is high in vegetables, fruit, whole grains and fish and low in animal fat and sugar have better chance of avoiding recurrence than a western diet that is a junk food diet. Also regular aerobic exercise substantially reduces risk of recurrence.
I have seen another video where Dr Saltz says that these dietary and lifestyle changes may help by boosting the immune system.
I hope this helps and lets hope the medical profession in the UK becomes more aware of this research as it can obviously help their patient's chances of survival.
Best Wishes,
Jogey
