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It appears in the free full text paper to be that it may be
best to
nutritionally mistreat yourself nutritionally should you
develop cancer.

Robinson AB, Hunsberger A, Westall FC.
Suppression of squamous cell carcinoma in hairless mice by
dietary nutrient
variation.
Mech Ageing Dev. 1994 Oct 20;76(2-3):201-14.
PMID: 7885065

... 4.5. Malnutrition

The results of these experiments may easily be related to
numerous
hypotheses concerning cancer growth. Obviously much more
must be done before
this subject is reliably understood. We believe, however,
that the very
simple hypothesis of ordinary malnutrition should be considered.

Cancer growth was most rapid at the human equivalent daily
doses of l-3 g of
vitamin C, 150-300 mg (about 150-300 International Units) of
vitamin E, and
80-170 g of protein. Cancer growth was accelerated by a
multinutrient
mixture typical of human 'megavitamin' supplements and by a
rich mixture of
seeds and nuts.

Conversely, cancer growth was suppressed by near lethal
daily doses of
loo-200 . g of vitamin C, by 200 g of sucrose, by protein
deprivation and
protein overdoses, by a raw plant food diet so restrictive
that will not
support long-term human life, and by large doses of
butylated hydroxytoluene
and glutathione.

Thus a daily intake of ordinary supplements of vitamin C,
vitamin E, and
multivitamins, a 'well balanced' amount of fruit,
vegetables, seeds, and
nuts, and minimal amounts of candy and other sweets - a diet
considered
healthy for most Americans - would appear to be a harmful
diet for a cancer
victim; ,whereas insufficient protein and fat, high 'empty
calories' from
sucrose, and near lethal amounts of vitamin C would appear
good for a cancer
victim. In addition, it has long been known [4-61 that rat
lifespan is
maximized by a nutrient-rich diet early in life followed by
nutrient
restriction later in life.

Perhaps nutrition during cancer therapy should be viewed as
the provision of
fuel for a race between rapidly growing young tissues and
mature older
tissues wherein nutrient restriction or malnutrition may
favor the older
tissues. The prevailing attitude that 'good' nutrition is
the same for
everyone may be especially dangerous for cancer victims.

4.6. Conclusion

In experiments involving 38 different diets and 1846
non-athymic hairless
mice exposed to UV radiation, we have found that the rate of
growth of
squamous cell carcinoma varies over a 20,fold range as a
function of
nutritional balance. This suggests that nutrition should be
carefully
researched as a useful component of cancer therapy. This
conclusion is
warranted by the magnitude of differences observed herein
and is probably
independent of the particular cancer system we have studied
or the specific
diets we have used.

In addition, these results suggest that, in the case of
therapy for already
established cancer, special attention should be given to
diets that are not
necessarily ideal for ordinary good health.