What to Eat During Cancer Treatment

ISBN: 160443256X

Author: American Cancer Society

Condition: New

Featuring 102 new dishes, this second edition provides practical suggestions to help patients and their caregivers anticipate-and overcome-the major challenges of eating well during treatment. What to Eat During Cancer Treatment offers evidence-based research and clinical information about the seven most common eating-related side effects of cancer treatment-nausea, diarrhea, constipation, trouble swallowing, sore mouth, unintentional weight loss, and taste alterations-and the foods to eat when these side effects occur. Throughout the book are beautiful, full-color photographs, along with tips for caregivers, food safety basics, strategies for avoiding excess weight gain, ways to deal with vitamin deficiencies, and more.