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Managing Type 2 Diabetes During Cancer Treatment
Unfortunately, when a patient is undergoing cancer treatment, other pre-existing medical conditions such as Type 2 Diabetes can be impacted and often times, exacerbated. This can be caused by the treatments themselves, the medications given...
Mushrooms and Cancer
For hundreds of years, medicinal mushrooms have been utilized in a variety of cultures to treat a multitude of health conditions, from infections to chronic diseases. For more than thirty years, medicinal mushrooms have been approved in East Asian...
Preparing for Chemotherapy: Six Tips from an Oncology Dietitian
As Oncology Dietitans, we work with patients all throughout the cancer continuum which includes pretreatment or the treatment planning phase of their care. We understand the importance of preparing for treatment, and want to share six of the most...
Malnutrition During Cancer Treatment
Most people with cancer experience some type of complication, either from the treatment or the cancer itself. This often affects ones’ ability to eat normally. Not eating normally can lead to changes in muscle mass and malnutrition. It’s important...
Eating During Cancer Treatment
One of the most important things to do during cancer treatment is to maintain one’s nutritional status or, if possible, improve it. This can be a very challenging time, nutritionally, as each person’s ability to eat during cancer treatment is...
Dietary Supplements & Cancer
What are dietary supplements? Dietary supplements range from basic vitamins & minerals to protein powders, fish oil capsules, and botanicals. Most of us are familiar with common supplements like vitamins & minerals such as vitamin C or...