Help the researchers - how?

 

My oncologist stressed a low fat diet for a completely different reason. 

He said that because chemo and radiation can create heart problems at Any time after treatment -  that I should maintain a low fat diet to avoid

having a high cholesterol which would clog the arteries and lead to heart disease.

 

I recently read that cancer has now surpassed heart disease as the number one problem.   

More funds need to be directed towards cancer and in particular triple negative components.

Lucky, The reason I tossed in the question about breastfeeding is because I would have assumed the same thing you did about it stimulating estrogen.  However, I did breastfeed my daughter and still developed a triple negative tumor, so I thought it might be an interesting point.  I figure that until the real key is discovered, any idea is fair game.

 

My oncologist also stressed a "healthy" diet, which includes watching fat and carbohydrates, but more than anything else she said that exercise is the best thing we can do to help prevent recurrence and fend off the other long-term effects of chemo.  I've also read that chemo can age a woman's body up to 10 years, which includes bone density loss, decreased metabolism, weight gain, loss of energy, and potential heart problems.  Again, the recommended solution was exercise.  I don't know about the rest of you, but exercise is not my favorite thing to do.  But the information I've read and the studies I've seen are strong motivators in keeping my sorry butt on my treadmill as often as I can.