Optimizing Nutrition for Cancer
When you’re healthy, eating enough food to get the nutrients and calories you need to stay well-nourished is not usually a problem. However, maintaining optimal nutrition while undergoing or recovering from cancer treatment can sometimes be challenging. Both the cancer and side effects of treatment can change your nutrient needs, along with your appetite, food preferences and food tolerances. So whether you’re newly diagnosed, in treatment, or in remission, nutrition is an important part of your cancer journey.
Eating the right kinds of foods before, during, and after treatment can help you:
- Feel better
- Keep up your strength and energy
- Maintain a healthy weight
- Preserve lean body mass
- Tolerate treatment-related side effects
- Lower your risk of infection
- Heal and recover faster
MarinHealth’s Registered Dietitian Nutritionists are here to help you with your nutrition challenges, concerns and questions. Patients who receive cancer treatment at MarinHealth or Marin Cancer Care are offered a complimentary personalized nutrition consultation as part of their care. Patients who experience ongoing nutrition challenges during treatment have access to ongoing support. Self-pay services are also available for patients receiving cancer treatment outside of MarinHealth.
If you have questions or would like to schedule an appointment,
please call our office:
628-336-7110.