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Diet - cancer treatment - Recommendations

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Cancer treatment and nutrition

Recommendations:

Objectives for a cancer treatment diet:

To achieve or maintain optimal nutrition status
To make the best of the benefits of therapy the patient is receiving
To reduce symptoms caused by treatment
To prevent or reverse loss of fat

A registered dietitian is a trained health professional in the area of nutrition and can assist in nutritional planning for people with cancer.

Your local chapter of The American Cancer Society is an excellent resource for information on cancer prevention and treatment.

See also: Cancer - support group

Reviewed last on: 7/22/2008
Patrika Tsai, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Clinical Professor, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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