Cancer is defined as the growth of cells in an unnatural abnormal manner. According to Dr Atul Luthra Additional Director Endocrinology Fortis Memorial Research Institute Gurgaon sugar does play an important role in facilitating the disease. Cancer cells multiply rapidly and prolifically. For this they require energy. Sugar gets broken down into glucose which provides the energy for cell metabolism. Dr Luthra further makes us understand the deep connection between sugar and cancer. Is sugar bad for you when you have cancer? When you have cancer sugar is not bad for you; provided you do not have diabetes mellitus and