 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,384 Likes: 1 | The current hot subject (although not related to cancer) is the impact High Fructose Corn Syrup is having. I believe the heavily sweetened soda's should be avoided altogether. A search on the internet yields many interesting reports and ongoing research. This one by the San Francisco Chronical covers the subject nicely. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2004/02/18/FDGS24VKMH1.DTL Joanna, I too will confess a chocolate weakness (was not helped by going to Belgium and getting a taste of real fine chocolate) You'll be happy to know the average size milk chocolate bar has less than 1/2 the sugar as a can of soda pop! 
Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.
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