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Thanks for this. I have someone in my family who staunchly believes that if you eat only the "right" foods then you'll never get cancer.

It's sad to me to see this. It is denying reality and it is unnecessarily hostile to those who are already struggling. I have a sister who died of breast cancer in her late 30s. It's a slap to my face for someone to blame her for getting sick and dying.

Each of needs to be able to accept that sometimes bad things happen to us regardless of the choices that make.



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