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My friend that died of cancer had such a terrible case of thrush during her last months. The treatment they had used to get her in remission was very aggressive. She was like 80 pounds by the time they got her there. They couldn't do a stem cell transplant because the doctor was sure she wouldn't survive the procedure unless they could get her weight up. They recommended she eat all kind of sugary stuff. So, that's what she did, and then she developed this thrush which even intravenous anti-fungal medication couldn't get rid of. I kept wandering about how her diet was contributing to this. She was gaining weight, but they still didn't want to proceed with the stem cell transplant because of the thrush. Even though I had my suspicions, it's hard to bring that type of stuff up. Her whole life was centered around medical treatments, and who was I to give medical advise. I brought it up, and she asked her doctor but he poopooed on the suggestion. Unfortunately her remission didn't last long. Her doctor wanted to put her on hospice pretty quick after she relapsed. This ticked her off! She started going to a nutritionist, and looking at some other alternative methods since the guys at MD Anderson had given up on her. The nutritionist addressed her diet very quickly, and within a matter of days her thrush was vastly improved, and eventually gone. In the end, she did pass away, but she felt pretty good up until about 5 days before her death. She believed the change in her diet was the reason why. It might not have made any difference, but I wish she had seen the nutritionist from the beginning. I also wish her doctor had been more aware of how diet affect things like this. She would have been able to go through with the stem cell if the thrush could have been brought under control. She had checked out to do so when her weight stabilized. The thrush was just too bad. After battling it for a month, the docs decided she couldn't wait any longer, but this time when they ran bone scans, the cancer had returned.