An US-based study suggests that colon cancer patients who drink one or more servings of artificially-sweetened beverages a day have roughly half the risk of their cancer recurring compared to those who drink few or none of these beverages. The study was published in the journal PLoS ONE. However the research wasn't designed to prove whether or how drinking these beverages lowers the risk of colon cancer returning. According to the research one reason might be that patients who consume artificially-sweetened drinks are substituting them for sugar-sweetened sodas and juices and therefore taking in less sugar. Senior author Dr. Charles