Cancer treatment and nutrition

Objectives for a cancer treatment diet:

• To achieve or maintain optimal nutrition
• To receive the maximum benefit from your therapy
• To reduce symptoms caused by treatment
• To prevent or reverse fat loss

A registered dietitian is a trained health professional who can help people who have cancer with nutritional planning.

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

See also: Cancer - support group

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Review Date: 07/22/2010
Reviewed By: Jennifer K. Mannheim, ARNP, Medical Staff, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Seattle Children's Hospital; and George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)