Teresa: Janmarie responded to the question of cancer and sugar. We had heard the same thing from a number of sources regarding the idea of sugar fueling cancer. That is how and why he started avoiding sugar. It puts you in a catch-22 if they need to gain weight. I make my husband whey protein shakes with whole organic milk. I did not take offense to the "age" reference. I have read that there is an increase in younger people developing lung cancer. There was a case of a 22 year old. You are right that when you hear of it, it is usually someone over 60. My husband was very reluctant to do acupuncture especially when he realized "needles" were involved. All I can tell you is what has worked for him. It has been shown to decrease the side effects from chemotherapy. I think people have misconceptions about alternative medicines. I search out sites that emphasize alternative approaches being used with traditional and with the doctors approval. It is funny because my husband went to see his private physician who spotted an herbal patch on his back. His immediate response was "that has to go". He somehow felt this triggered my husband's heart attack. After explaining he had been getting this patch for a number of months he was not so convinced this triggered it. Once we got the PET scan results back, after the heart attack, he said whatever you are doing including the chinese medicine, keep doing it because it must be helping. My husband also has faith in his doctors. You or your sister-in-law should ask how they feel about supplements/chinese medicine/acupuncture. It seems more and more doctors are acknowledging alternative approaches. Hope this helps and if you need any information, please do not hesitate to ask.