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Cancer and Nutrition

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Mindy Athas

Overview:
A healthy diet is important for everyone--especially those who have cancer. They have special nutritional needs and concerns. Cancer alone, and treatments for cancer, can affect a person's metabolism and appetite. So patients may need to change what they eat and the frequency of their meals. In this Medically Speaking podcast, Ellen Beth Levitt speaks with a registered dietitian who specializes in caring for cancer patients about strategies to maintain a healthy diet and meet their nutritional needs.

Guest:
Mindy Athas, RD, CSO, LDN, a registered dietitian at the University of Maryland Medical Center who is a board-certified specialist in Oncology Nutrition. She works with patients at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center.

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Patient Education: Nutition and Cancer
(includes "Ask the Nutritionist" where you can e-mail questions to Mindy)

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This page was last updated on: April 9, 2012.