Did you ever notice that there is a lot of advice given to people who have been diagnosed with cancer?  While well-meaning, these pieces of advice tend to annoy more than help.  Here’s a list of the top 5.  You may want to have some pithy answers at the ready to help this type of conversation end quickly …

1.  Be positive!!!

2.  You shouldn’t eat that,  you should eat healthy foods.

3.  Get some exercise, it’s good for you.

4.  You got cancer, there must be some things you need to change about your life.

5.   Don’t worry, you’ll be fine.