Gary, do I HAVE to move to Utah?

-- This is such a fascinating topic....I used Listerine for 20 years EVERY SINGLE DAY without missing it even once before I was diagnosed. Many times two or 3x a day....I remember sometimes feeling the burn so bad that my eyes watered> (Seemed to depend on how freshly opened the bottle was, and where I bought it...a grocery store seemed weaker and from Costco type warehouse stores it was more potent. I have researched and found a few dozen articles linking it to possible precancers.

I think the same rule applies to this as EVERYTHING we do in our lives - MODERATION is key. Anything in excess (certainly drinking!!) is bad for us.

During treatment I couldn't even fathom the idea of drinking a glass of wine. EVERYTHING tasted horrible and I couldn't even drink water. *thank God for the PEG!!

I remember my first glass of wine post tx and I thought I'd never drink again.

But, now, I am able to genuinely enjoy 3/4 of a glass (every several days, or maybe once a month) and almost always red. I agree that hard liquor just seems intuitively dangerzone.

JeffL...nice to meet you! I understand your comments about self destruction, but some of us have to come to terms with the results of our diagnosis on our timelines. If someone is motivated to start a macrobiotic vegan diet to support an anti-cancer life post tx, GREAT! But not everyone can or will take these measures....Just like not everyone will stop all drinking.

After all, what's the point of merely surviving? Shouldn't we instead thrive and enjoy life in a balance of health awareness?