A nurse’s guide to teaching the oncologist averse what to eat and why

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Bianca Moses Fall 2012

CANCER PRIMER

CANCER PRIMER

• Cancer is just:

CANCER PRIMER

• Cancer is just:

CANCER PRIMER

• Cancer is just:

• a cluster of AWOL cells

CANCER PRIMER

• Cancer is just:

• a cluster of AWOL cells

• that happened to get together one day

CANCER PRIMER

• Cancer is just:

• a cluster of AWOL cells

• that happened to get together one day

CANCER PRIMER

• Cancer is just:

• a cluster of AWOL cells

• that happened to get together one day

• and decide to re-appropriate real estate from the tissues of your body

CANCER PRIMER

• Cancer is just:

• a cluster of AWOL cells

• that happened to get together one day

• and decide to re-appropriate real estate from the tissues of your body

• so that they could establish their own sick cancer commune.

CANCER PRIMER

• Cancer is just:

• a cluster of AWOL cells

• that happened to get together one day

• and decide to re-appropriate real estate from the tissues of your body

• so that they could establish their own sick cancer commune.

CANCER PRIMER

• Obviously, these aren’t cells that play by the rules!

CANCER PRIMER

• Obviously, these aren’t cells that play by the rules!

• These cancer cells have tempers

CANCER PRIMER

• Obviously, these aren’t cells that play by the rules!

• These cancer cells have tempers

• and they get pushy

CANCER PRIMER

• Obviously, these aren’t cells that play by the rules!

• These cancer cells have tempers

• and they get pushy

• and they grow into and on top of the polite body cells

CANCER PRIMER

• Obviously, these aren’t cells that play by the rules!

• These cancer cells have tempers

• and they get pushy

• and they grow into and on top of the polite body cells

• …with complete disregard for these nice body cell’s personal space bubbles

CANCER PRIMER

• Obviously, these aren’t cells that play by the rules!

• These cancer cells have tempers

• and they get pushy

• and they grow into and on top of the polite body cells

• …with complete disregard for these nice body cell’s personal space bubbles

CANCER PRIMER

• Once their numbers become so plentiful that they reach the verge of dying from starvation

CANCER PRIMER

• Once their numbers become so plentiful that they reach the verge of dying from starvation

• They send out chemicals to cause blood vessels to grow directly into their tumor commune

CANCER PRIMER

• Once their numbers become so plentiful that they reach the verge of dying from starvation

• They send out chemicals to cause blood vessels to grow directly into their tumor commune

VEGF

CANCER PRIMER

• Once their numbers become so plentiful that they reach the verge of dying from starvation

• They send out chemicals to cause blood vessels to grow directly into their tumor commune

VEGF: Vascular Epithelial Growth Factor

CANCER PRIMER

• Once their numbers become so plentiful that they reach the verge of dying from starvation

• They send out chemicals to cause blood vessels to grow directly into their tumor commune

VEGF: Vascular Epithelial Growth Factor

CANCER PRIMER

• Once their numbers become so plentiful that they reach the verge of dying from starvation

• They send out chemicals to cause blood vessels to grow directly into their tumor commune

VEGF: Vascular Epithelial Growth Factor

CANCER PRIMER

• Once their numbers become so plentiful that they reach the verge of dying from starvation

• They send out chemicals to cause blood vessels to grow directly into their tumor commune

VEGF: Vascular Epithelial Growth Factor

CANCER PRIMER

• Once their numbers become so plentiful that they reach the verge of dying from starvation

• They send out chemicals to cause blood vessels to grow directly into their tumor commune

VEGF: Vascular Epithelial Growth Factor

CANCER PRIMER

• Once their numbers become so plentiful that they reach the verge of dying from starvation

• They send out chemicals to cause blood vessels to grow directly into their tumor commune

• Without vessels, tumors grow no larger than a pea VEGF: Vascular Epithelial Growth Factor

CANCER PRIMER

• Once their numbers become so plentiful that they reach the verge of dying from starvation

• They send out chemicals to cause blood vessels to grow directly into their tumor commune

• Without vessels, tumors grow no larger than a pea

• With vessels, tumors become huge, break off and use those same vessels as highways to metastasize all over the body

VEGF: Vascular Epithelial Growth Factor

CANCER PRIMER

VEGF: Vascular Epithelial Growth Factor

• Tumors initiating a blood supply is called ANGIOGENESIS

CANCER PRIMER

• Tumors initiating a blood supply is called ANGIOGENESIS

• We have found drugs to inhibit and reverse angiogenesis

VEGF: Vascular Epithelial Growth Factor

CANCER PRIMER

• Tumors initiating a blood supply is called ANGIOGENESIS

• We have found drugs to inhibit and reverse angiogenesis

VEGF: Vascular Epithelial Growth Factor

AvastinItraconazoleCarbocyamidotriaoleProlactinTNP-470

CM101IFN-αTecogalanLinomideIL-12Platelet Factor 4

SuraminLucentisThrombospondinAngiostatinEndostatinLinomide

2-MethoxyestradiolAnd many more…

ANTI-ANGIOGENESIS

• Tumors initiating a blood supply is called ANGIOGENESIS

• We have found drugs to inhibit and reverse angiogenesis

VEGF: Vascular Epithelial Growth Factor

AvastinItraconazoleCarbocyamidotriaoleProlactinTNP-470

CM101IFN-αTecogalanLinomideIL-12Platelet Factor 4

SuraminLucentisThrombospondinAngiostatinEndostatinLinomide

2-MethoxyestradiolAnd many more…

ANTI-ANGIOGENESIS

• Tumors initiating a blood supply is called ANGIOGENESIS

• We have found drugs to inhibit and reverse angiogenesis

VEGF: Vascular Epithelial Growth Factor

AvastinItraconazoleCarbocyamidotriaoleProlactinTNP-470

CM101IFN-αTecogalanLinomideIL-12Platelet Factor 4

SuraminLucentisThrombospondinAngiostatinEndostatinLinomide

2-MethoxyestradiolAnd many more…

ANTI-ANGIOGENESIS

• Tumors initiating a blood supply is called ANGIOGENESIS

• We have found drugs to inhibit and reverse angiogenesis

VEGF: Vascular Epithelial Growth Factor

AvastinItraconazoleCarbocyamidotriaoleProlactinTNP-470

CM101IFN-αTecogalanLinomideIL-12Platelet Factor 4

SuraminLucentisThrombospondinAngiostatinEndostatinLinomide

2-MethoxyestradiolAnd many more…

Block VEGF receptors on intercepting blood vessels

ANTI-ANGIOGENESIS

• Tumors initiating a blood supply is called ANGIOGENESIS

• We have found drugs to inhibit and reverse angiogenesis

VEGF: Vascular Epithelial Growth Factor

AvastinItraconazoleCarbocyamidotriaoleProlactinTNP-470

CM101IFN-αTecogalanLinomideIL-12Platelet Factor 4

SuraminLucentisThrombospondinAngiostatinEndostatinLinomide

2-MethoxyestradiolAnd many more…

Block VEGF receptors on intercepting blood vessels

Bind to VEGF in circulation preventing receptor binding

ANTI-ANGIOGENESIS

• Tumors initiating a blood supply is called ANGIOGENESIS

• We have found drugs to inhibit and reverse angiogenesis

VEGF: Vascular Epithelial Growth Factor

AvastinItraconazoleCarbocyamidotriaoleProlactinTNP-470

CM101IFN-αTecogalanLinomideIL-12Platelet Factor 4

SuraminLucentisThrombospondinAngiostatinEndostatinLinomide

2-MethoxyestradiolAnd many more…

Block VEGF receptors on intercepting blood vessels

Bind to VEGF in circulation preventing receptor binding

Travel through vessels to stop tumor from secreting more VEGF

ANTI-ANGIOGENESIS

• Tumors initiating a blood supply is called ANGIOGENESIS

• We have found drugs to inhibit and reverse angiogenesis

VEGF: Vascular Epithelial Growth Factor

AvastinItraconazoleCarbocyamidotriaoleProlactinTNP-470

CM101IFN-αTecogalanLinomideIL-12Platelet Factor 4

SuraminLucentisThrombospondinAngiostatinEndostatinLinomide

2-MethoxyestradiolAnd many more…

Block VEGF receptors on intercepting blood vessels

Bind to VEGF in circulation preventing receptor binding

Travel through vessels to stop tumor from secreting more VEGF

ANTI-ANGIOGENESIS

• Tumors initiating a blood supply is called ANGIOGENESIS

• We have found drugs to inhibit and reverse angiogenesis

• No blood supply =

VEGF: Vascular Epithelial Growth Factor

AvastinItraconazoleCarbocyamidotriaoleProlactinTNP-470

CM101IFN-αTecogalanLinomideIL-12Platelet Factor 4

SuraminLucentisThrombospondinAngiostatinEndostatinLinomide

2-MethoxyestradiolAnd many more…

Bind to VEGF in circulation preventing receptor binding

Travel through vessels to stop tumor from secreting more VEGF

Block VEGF receptors on intercepting blood vessels

ANTI-ANGIOGENESIS

• Tumors initiating a blood supply is called ANGIOGENESIS

• We have found drugs to inhibit and reverse angiogenesis

• No blood supply =

No TUMOR VEGF: Vascular Epithelial Growth Factor

AvastinItraconazoleCarbocyamidotriaoleProlactinTNP-470

CM101IFN-αTecogalanLinomideIL-12Platelet Factor 4

SuraminLucentisThrombospondinAngiostatinEndostatinLinomide

2-MethoxyestradiolAnd many more…

Bind to VEGF in circulation preventing receptor binding

Travel through vessels to stop tumor from secreting more VEGF

Block VEGF receptors on intercepting blood vessels

ANTI-ANGIOGENESIS

• Tumors initiating a blood supply is called ANGIOGENESIS

• We have found drugs to inhibit and reverse angiogenesis

• No blood supply =

No TUMOR VEGF: Vascular Epithelial Growth Factor

AvastinItraconazoleCarbocyamidotriaoleProlactinTNP-470

CM101IFN-αTecogalanLinomideIL-12Platelet Factor 4

SuraminLucentisThrombospondinAngiostatinEndostatinLinomide

2-MethoxyestradiolAnd many more…

Bind to VEGF in circulation preventing receptor binding

Travel through vessels to stop tumor from secreting more VEGF

Block VEGF receptors on intercepting blood vessels

ANTI-ANGIOGENESIS

Dr.Judah Folkman

ANTI-ANGIOGENESIS

Dr.Judah Folkman

1971

ANTI-ANGIOGENESIS

Dr.Judah Folkman

• Hypothesized and subsequently proved that:

1971

ANTI-ANGIOGENESIS

Dr.Judah Folkman

• Hypothesized and subsequently proved that:• Tumor growth is angiogenesis

dependent

1971

ANTI-ANGIOGENESIS

Dr.Judah Folkman

• Hypothesized and subsequently proved that:• Tumor growth is angiogenesis

dependent• Tumors secreted angiogenic

factors

1971

ANTI-ANGIOGENESIS

Dr.Judah Folkman

• Hypothesized and subsequently proved that:• Tumor growth is angiogenesis

dependent• Tumors secreted angiogenic

factors• Blocking these factors

inhibited tumor growth

1971

ANTI-ANGIOGENESIS

• Hypothesized and subsequently proved that:• Tumor growth is angiogenesis

dependent• Tumors secreted angiogenic

factors• Blocking these factors

inhibited tumor growth

1971

Dr.Judah Folkman

Dr.William Li

ANTI-ANGIOGENESIS

• Protégé of Dr.Folkman and continued on with his research

Dr.William Li

ANTI-ANGIOGENESISDr.William Li

ANTI-ANGIOGENESISDr.William Li

ANTI-ANGIOGENESISDr.William Li

ANTI-ANGIOGENESISDr.William Li

ANTI-ANGIOGENESISDr.William Li

ANTI-ANGIOGENESISDr.William Li

ANTI-ANGIOGENESISDr.William Li

ANTI-ANGIOGENESISDr.William Li

ANTI-ANGIOGENESISDr.William Li

ANTI-ANGIOGENESISDr.William Li

ANTI-ANGIOGENESISDr.William Li

ANTI-ANGIOGENESISDr.William Li

Resveratrol (red grapes)

ANTI-ANGIOGENESISDr.William Li

Resveratrol (red grapes)

Ellagic Acid (strawberries)

ANTI-ANGIOGENESISDr.William Li

Genistein (soy beans)

Resveratrol (red grapes)

Ellagic Acid (strawberries)

Hippocrates

“LET FOOD BE THY MEDICINE”

ANTI-ANGIOGENESISDr.William Li

Dr.William Li

Dr.William Li

Dr.William Li

Dr.William Li

Dr.William Li

Dr.William Li

Tamoxifen & Paclitaxel

Dr.William Li

Soy Extract

Tamoxifen & Paclitaxel

Dr.William Li

Soy Extract

Tamoxifen & Paclitaxel

Berries & Parsley

“Low doses of the drugs are more effective than higher doses and that continuous exposure to angiogenesis inhibitors is needed to treat cancer effectively”

Dr.Judah Folkman

PREVENTION

PREVENTION

PREVENTION

Ecclesiastics 38:4

“THE LORD HATH CREATED MEDICINES OUT OF THE EARTH; AND HE THAT IS WISE WILL

NOT ABHOR THEM”

Apple • Blackberries • Blueberries • Cherries • Clementines • Cranberries • Grapefruit • Lemon • Nectarines • Orange • Peach • Pomegranate • Raspberries • Red Grapes • Strawberries • Tomato • Basil • Black Pepper • Cilantro • Cinnamon • Cloves • Cocoa Powder • Flaxseed • Garlic • Ginger • Ginseng • Lavender • Licorice Root • Nutmeg • Oregano • Parsley • Rosemary • Tarragon • Thyme • Turmeric • Artichokes • Beets • Bok Choy • Broccoli • Brussel Sprouts • Red Cabbage • Savoy Cabbage • White Cabbage • Carrots • Cauliflower • Chard • Collard Greens • Endive • Fennel • Garlic • Kale • Mustard Greens • Olives • Peas • Parsnips • Peppers • Pumpkin • Radishes • Salsify • Scallions • Shallots • Soybean Sprouts • Spinach • String Beans • Sweet Potatoes • Thistle •Tomatoes • Turnips and their tops • Watercress • Acorn Squash • Butternut Squash • Honey • Maple Syrup • Olive Oil • Soy Sauce • Enoki Mushrooms • King Oyster Mushrooms • Maitake Mushrooms • Matsutake Mushrooms • Oyster Mushrooms • Reishi Mushrooms • Shiitake Mushrooms • Cuttlefish • Flounder • Haddock • Halibut • Herring • Mackerel • Oysters • Salmon • Sardines • Sea Cucumber • Arame Seaweed • Dulse Seaweed • Hijiki Seaweed • Kombu Seaweed • Mozuku Seaweed • Nori Seaweed • Wakame Seaweed • Shrimp • Sole • Squid • Squid Ink • Tuna • Dark Meat Chicken • Dark Meat Goose • Dark Meat Turkey • Almonds • Cashews • Chestnuts • Edamame • Lentils • Lima Beans • Pine Nuts • Sword Jackbean • Soft Tofu • Firm Tofu • Dried Tofu • Natto • Walnuts • Gouda • Jarlsberg • Ementhal • Edam • Yogurt • Apple Cider • Coffee • Green Tea • Miso • Red Wine • Soy Milk • White Wine • Chocolate • Maple Syrup

Thomas Edison

“THE DOCTOR OF THE FUTURE WILL NO LONGER TREAT THE HUMAN FRAME WITH

DRUGS, BUT RATHER WILL CURE AND PREVENT DISEASE WITH NUTRITION”

PREVENTION

• As nurses, we can educate patients about the benefits of incorporating anti-angiogenic foods into their diet

PREVENTION

• As nurses, we can educate patients about the benefits of incorporating anti-angiogenic foods into their diet

• Patients looking to aid cancer prevention

PREVENTION

• As nurses, we can educate patients about the benefits of incorporating anti-angiogenic foods into their diet

• Patients looking to aid cancer prevention

PREVENTION

• As nurses, we can educate patients about the benefits of incorporating anti-angiogenic foods into their diet

• Patients looking to aid cancer prevention

• Patients without access to regular checkups or routine screenings

PREVENTION

• As nurses, we can educate patients about the benefits of incorporating anti-angiogenic foods into their diet

• Patients looking to aid cancer prevention

• Patients without access to regular checkups or routine screenings

PREVENTION

• As nurses, we can educate patients about the benefits of incorporating anti-angiogenic foods into their diet

• Patients looking to aid cancer prevention

• Patients without access to regular checkups or routine screenings

• Cancer patients who recently finished chemo or radiation to shrink their tumors and need to prevent tumor regrowth

PREVENTION

• As nurses, we can educate patients about the benefits of incorporating anti-angiogenic foods into their diet

• Patients looking to aid cancer prevention

• Patients without access to regular checkups or routine screenings

• Cancer patients who recently finished chemo or radiation to shrink their tumors and need to prevent tumor regrowth

Ancient Ayurvedic Proverb

“WHEN DIET IS WRONG, MEDICINE IS OF NO USE. WHEN DIET IS CORRECT, MEDICINE IS

OF NO NEED”

PREVENTION

• Anti-angiogenic foods do more than just prevent tumor vascularization:

PREVENTION

• Anti-angiogenic foods do more than just prevent tumor vascularization:

• Increases the number of T-lymphocytes

PREVENTION

• Anti-angiogenic foods do more than just prevent tumor vascularization:

• Increases the number of T-lymphocytes

• Speed up natural killer cell activity

PREVENTION

• Anti-angiogenic foods do more than just prevent tumor vascularization:

• Increases the number of T-lymphocytes

• Speed up natural killer cell activity

• Speed up interleukin-2 production

PREVENTION

• Anti-angiogenic foods do more than just prevent tumor vascularization:

• Increases the number of T-lymphocytes

• Speed up natural killer cell activity

• Speed up interleukin-2 production

• Promote B-cell function

PREVENTION

• Anti-angiogenic foods do more than just prevent tumor vascularization:

• Increases the number of T-lymphocytes

• Speed up natural killer cell activity

• Speed up interleukin-2 production

• Promote B-cell function

• Boost sensitivity reactions to known antigens

PREVENTION

• Anti-angiogenic foods do more than just prevent tumor vascularization:

• Increases the number of T-lymphocytes

• Speed up natural killer cell activity

• Speed up interleukin-2 production

• Promote B-cell function

• Boost sensitivity reactions to known antigens

• Increase ability of neutrophils to phagocytose and kill bacteria

PREVENTION

• Anti-angiogenic foods do more than just prevent tumor vascularization:

• Increases the number of T-lymphocytes

• Speed up natural killer cell activity

• Speed up interleukin-2 production

• Promote B-cell function

• Boost sensitivity reactions to known antigens

• Increase ability of neutrophils to phagocytose and kill bacteria

PREVENTION

• Anti-angiogenic foods do more than just prevent tumor vascularization:

• Increases the number of T-lymphocytes

• Speed up natural killer cell activity

• Speed up interleukin-2 production

• Promote B-cell function

• Boost sensitivity reactions to known antigens

• Increase ability of neutrophils to phagocytose and kill bacteria

PATIENT TRANSLATION

• Anti-angiogenic foods do more than just prevent tumor vascularization:

• Increases the number of T-lymphocytes

• Speed up natural killer cell activity

• Speed up interleukin-2 production

• Promote B-cell function

• Boost sensitivity reactions to known antigens

• Increase ability of neutrophils to phagocytose and kill bacteria

PATIENT TRANSLATION

• Builds your immune system

PATIENT TRANSLATION

• Builds your immune system

• Helps your body fight cancer and infections

PATIENT TRANSLATION

• Builds your immune system

• Helps your body fight cancer and infections

• Become healthier

PATIENT TRANSLATION

• Builds your immune system

• Helps your body fight cancer and infections

• Become healthier

• Get sick less often

PATIENT TRANSLATION

• Builds your immune system

• Helps your body fight cancer and infections

• Become healthier

• Get sick less often

• Less time at doctors office

PATIENT TRANSLATION

• Builds your immune system

• Helps your body fight cancer and infections

• Become healthier

• Get sick less often

• Less time at doctors office

• Spend less money on medication and healthcare

Apple • Blackberries • Blueberries • Cherries • Clementines • Cranberries • Grapefruit • Lemon • Nectarines • Orange • Peach • Pomegranate • Raspberries • Red Grapes • Strawberries • Tomato • Basil • Black Pepper • Cilantro • Cinnamon • Cloves • Cocoa Powder • Flaxseed • Garlic • Ginger • Ginseng • Lavender • Licorice Root • Nutmeg • Oregano • Parsley • Rosemary • Tarragon • Thyme • Turmeric • Artichokes • Beets • Bok Choy • Broccoli • Brussel Sprouts • Red Cabbage • Savoy Cabbage • White Cabbage • Carrots • Cauliflower • Chard • Collard Greens • Endive • Fennel • Garlic • Kale • Mustard Greens • Olives • Peas • Parsnips • Peppers • Pumpkin • Radishes • Salsify • Scallions • Shallots • Soybean Sprouts • Spinach • String Beans • Sweet Potatoes • Thistle •Tomatoes • Turnips and their tops • Watercress • Acorn Squash • Butternut Squash • Honey • Maple Syrup • Olive Oil • Soy Sauce • Enoki Mushrooms • King Oyster Mushrooms • Maitake Mushrooms • Matsutake Mushrooms • Oyster Mushrooms • Reishi Mushrooms • Shiitake Mushrooms • Cuttlefish • Flounder • Haddock • Halibut • Herring • Mackerel • Oysters • Salmon • Sardines • Sea Cucumber • Arame Seaweed • Dulse Seaweed • Hijiki Seaweed • Kombu Seaweed • Mozuku Seaweed • Nori Seaweed • Wakame Seaweed • Shrimp • Sole • Squid • Squid Ink • Tuna • Dark Meat Chicken • Dark Meat Goose • Dark Meat Turkey • Almonds • Cashews • Chestnuts • Edamame • Lentils • Lima Beans • Pine Nuts • Sword Jackbean • Soft Tofu • Firm Tofu • Dried Tofu • Natto • Walnuts • Gouda • Jarlsberg • Ementhal • Edam • Yogurt • Apple Cider • Coffee • Green Tea • Miso • Red Wine • Soy Milk • White Wine • Chocolate • Maple Syrup

Apple • Blackberries • Blueberries • Cherries • Clementines • Cranberries • Grapefruit • Lemon • Nectarines • Orange • Peach • Pomegranate • Raspberries • Red Grapes • Strawberries • Tomato • Basil • Black Pepper • Cilantro • Cinnamon • Cloves • Cocoa Powder • Flaxseed • Garlic • Ginger • Ginseng • Lavender • Licorice Root • Nutmeg • Oregano • Parsley • Rosemary • Tarragon • Thyme • Turmeric • Artichokes • Beets • Bok Choy • Broccoli • Brussel Sprouts • Red Cabbage • Savoy Cabbage • White Cabbage • Carrots • Cauliflower • Chard • Collard Greens • Endive • Fennel • Garlic • Kale • Mustard Greens • Olives • Peas • Parsnips • Peppers • Pumpkin • Radishes • Salsify • Scallions • Shallots • Soybean Sprouts • Spinach • String Beans • Sweet Potatoes • Thistle •Tomatoes • Turnips and their tops • Watercress • Acorn Squash • Butternut Squash • Honey • Maple Syrup • Olive Oil • Soy Sauce • Enoki Mushrooms • King Oyster Mushrooms • Maitake Mushrooms • Matsutake Mushrooms • Oyster Mushrooms • Reishi Mushrooms • Shiitake Mushrooms • Cuttlefish • Flounder • Haddock • Halibut • Herring • Mackerel • Oysters • Salmon • Sardines • Sea Cucumber • Arame Seaweed • Dulse Seaweed • Hijiki Seaweed • Kombu Seaweed • Mozuku Seaweed • Nori Seaweed • Wakame Seaweed • Shrimp • Sole • Squid • Squid Ink • Tuna • Dark Meat Chicken • Dark Meat Goose • Dark Meat Turkey • Almonds • Cashews • Chestnuts • Edamame • Lentils • Lima Beans • Pine Nuts • Sword Jackbean • Soft Tofu • Firm Tofu • Dried Tofu • Natto • Walnuts • Gouda • Jarlsberg • Ementhal • Edam • Yogurt • Apple Cider • Coffee • Green Tea • Miso • Red Wine • Soy Milk • White Wine • Chocolate • Maple Syrup

Apple • Blackberries • Blueberries • Cherries • Clementines • Cranberries • Grapefruit • Lemon • Nectarines • Orange • Peach • Pomegranate • Raspberries • Red Grapes • Strawberries • Tomato • Basil • Black Pepper • Cilantro • Cinnamon • Cloves • Cocoa Powder • Flaxseed • Garlic • Ginger • Ginseng • Lavender • Licorice Root • Nutmeg • Oregano • Parsley • Rosemary • Tarragon • Thyme • Turmeric • Artichokes • Beets • Bok Choy • Broccoli • Brussel Sprouts • Red Cabbage • Savoy Cabbage • White Cabbage • Carrots • Cauliflower • Chard • Collard Greens • Endive • Fennel • Garlic • Kale • Mustard Greens • Olives • Peas • Parsnips • Peppers • Pumpkin • Radishes • Salsify • Scallions • Shallots • Soybean Sprouts • Spinach • String Beans • Sweet Potatoes • Thistle •Tomatoes • Turnips and their tops • Watercress • Acorn Squash • Butternut Squash • Honey • Maple Syrup • Olive Oil • Soy Sauce • Enoki Mushrooms • King Oyster Mushrooms • Maitake Mushrooms • Matsutake Mushrooms • Oyster Mushrooms • Reishi Mushrooms • Shiitake Mushrooms • Cuttlefish • Flounder • Haddock • Halibut • Herring • Mackerel • Oysters • Salmon • Sardines • Sea Cucumber • Arame Seaweed • Dulse Seaweed • Hijiki Seaweed • Kombu Seaweed • Mozuku Seaweed • Nori Seaweed • Wakame Seaweed • Shrimp • Sole • Squid • Squid Ink • Tuna • Dark Meat Chicken • Dark Meat Goose • Dark Meat Turkey • Almonds • Cashews • Chestnuts • Edamame • Lentils • Lima Beans • Pine Nuts • Sword Jackbean • Soft Tofu • Firm Tofu • Dried Tofu • Natto • Walnuts • Gouda • Jarlsberg • Ementhal • Edam • Yogurt • Apple Cider • Coffee • Green Tea • Miso • Red Wine • Soy Milk • White Wine • Chocolate • Maple Syrup

ANTI-ANGIOGENIC FOODS HAVE SYNERGY

ANTI-ANGIOGENIC FOODS HAVE SYNERGY

ANTI-ANGIOGENIC FOODS HAVE SYNERGY

ANTI-ANGIOGENIC FOODS HAVE SYNERGY

ANTI-ANGIOGENIC FOODS HAVE SYNERGY

ANTI-ANGIOGENIC FOODS HAVE SYNERGY

Bonus

Apple • Blackberries • Blueberries • Cherries • Clementines • Cranberries • Grapefruit • Lemon • Nectarines • Orange • Peach • Pomegranate • Raspberries • Red Grapes • Strawberries • Tomato • Basil • Black Pepper • Cilantro • Cinnamon • Cloves • Cocoa Powder • Flaxseed • Garlic • Ginger • Ginseng • Lavender • Licorice Root • Nutmeg • Oregano • Parsley • Rosemary • Tarragon • Thyme • Turmeric • Artichokes • Beets • Bok Choy • Broccoli • Brussel Sprouts • Red Cabbage • Savoy Cabbage • White Cabbage • Carrots • Cauliflower • Chard • Collard Greens • Endive • Fennel • Garlic • Kale • Mustard Greens • Olives • Peas • Parsnips • Peppers • Pumpkin • Radishes • Salsify • Scallions • Shallots • Soybean Sprouts • Spinach • String Beans • Sweet Potatoes • Thistle •Tomatoes • Turnips and their tops • Watercress • Acorn Squash • Butternut Squash • Honey • Maple Syrup • Olive Oil • Soy Sauce • Enoki Mushrooms • King Oyster Mushrooms • Maitake Mushrooms • Matsutake Mushrooms • Oyster Mushrooms • Reishi Mushrooms • Shiitake Mushrooms • Cuttlefish • Flounder • Haddock • Halibut • Herring • Mackerel • Oysters • Salmon • Sardines • Sea Cucumber • Arame Seaweed • Dulse Seaweed • Hijiki Seaweed • Kombu Seaweed • Mozuku Seaweed • Nori Seaweed • Wakame Seaweed • Shrimp • Sole • Squid • Squid Ink • Tuna • Dark Meat Chicken • Dark Meat Goose • Dark Meat Turkey • Almonds • Cashews • Chestnuts • Edamame • Lentils • Lima Beans • Pine Nuts • Sword Jackbean • Soft Tofu • Firm Tofu • Dried Tofu • Natto • Walnuts • Gouda • Jarlsberg • Ementhal • Edam • Yogurt • Apple Cider • Coffee • Green Tea • Miso • Red Wine • Soy Milk • White Wine • Chocolate • Maple Syrup

Apple • Blackberries • Blueberries • Cherries • Clementines • Cranberries • Grapefruit • Lemon • Nectarines • Orange • Peach • Pomegranate • Raspberries • Red Grapes • Strawberries • Tomato • Basil • Black Pepper • Cilantro • Cinnamon • Cloves • Cocoa Powder • Flaxseed • Garlic • Ginger • Ginseng • Lavender • Licorice Root • Nutmeg • Oregano • Parsley • Rosemary • Tarragon • Thyme • Turmeric • Artichokes • Beets • Bok Choy • Broccoli • Brussel Sprouts • Red Cabbage • Savoy Cabbage • White Cabbage • Carrots • Cauliflower • Chard • Collard Greens • Endive • Fennel • Garlic • Kale • Mustard Greens • Olives • Peas • Parsnips • Peppers • Pumpkin • Radishes • Salsify • Scallions • Shallots • Soybean Sprouts • Spinach • String Beans • Sweet Potatoes • Thistle •Tomatoes • Turnips and their tops • Watercress • Acorn Squash • Butternut Squash • Honey • Maple Syrup • Olive Oil • Soy Sauce • Enoki Mushrooms • King Oyster Mushrooms • Maitake Mushrooms • Matsutake Mushrooms • Oyster Mushrooms • Reishi Mushrooms • Shiitake Mushrooms • Cuttlefish • Flounder • Haddock • Halibut • Herring • Mackerel • Oysters • Salmon • Sardines • Sea Cucumber • Arame Seaweed • Dulse Seaweed • Hijiki Seaweed • Kombu Seaweed • Mozuku Seaweed • Nori Seaweed • Wakame Seaweed • Shrimp • Sole • Squid • Squid Ink • Tuna • Dark Meat Chicken • Dark Meat Goose • Dark Meat Turkey • Almonds • Cashews • Chestnuts • Edamame • Lentils • Lima Beans • Pine Nuts • Sword Jackbean • Soft Tofu • Firm Tofu • Dried Tofu • Natto • Walnuts • Gouda • Jarlsberg • Ementhal • Edam • Yogurt • Apple Cider • Coffee • Green Tea • Miso • Red Wine • Soy Milk • White Wine • Chocolate • Maple Syrup

Apple • Blackberries • Blueberries • Cherries • Clementines • Cranberries • Grapefruit • Lemon • Nectarines • Orange • Peach • Pomegranate • Raspberries • Red Grapes • Strawberries • Tomato • Basil • Black Pepper • Cilantro • Cinnamon • Cloves • Cocoa Powder • Flaxseed • Garlic • Ginger • Ginseng • Lavender • Licorice Root • Nutmeg • Oregano • Parsley • Rosemary • Tarragon • Thyme • Turmeric • Artichokes • Beets • Bok Choy • Broccoli • Brussel Sprouts • Red Cabbage • Savoy Cabbage • White Cabbage • Carrots • Cauliflower • Chard • Collard Greens • Endive • Fennel • Garlic • Kale • Mustard Greens • Olives • Peas • Parsnips • Peppers • Pumpkin • Radishes • Salsify • Scallions • Shallots • Soybean Sprouts • Spinach • String Beans • Sweet Potatoes • Thistle •Tomatoes • Turnips and their tops • Watercress • Acorn Squash • Butternut Squash • Honey • Maple Syrup • Olive Oil • Soy Sauce • Enoki Mushrooms • King Oyster Mushrooms • Maitake Mushrooms • Matsutake Mushrooms • Oyster Mushrooms • Reishi Mushrooms • Shiitake Mushrooms • Cuttlefish • Flounder • Haddock • Halibut • Herring • Mackerel • Oysters • Salmon • Sardines • Sea Cucumber • Arame Seaweed • Dulse Seaweed • Hijiki Seaweed • Kombu Seaweed • Mozuku Seaweed • Nori Seaweed • Wakame Seaweed • Shrimp • Sole • Squid • Squid Ink • Tuna • Dark Meat Chicken • Dark Meat Goose • Dark Meat Turkey • Almonds • Cashews • Chestnuts • Edamame • Lentils • Lima Beans • Pine Nuts • Sword Jackbean • Soft Tofu • Firm Tofu • Dried Tofu • Natto • Walnuts • Gouda • Jarlsberg • Ementhal • Edam • Yogurt • Apple Cider • Coffee • Green Tea • Miso • Red Wine • Soy Milk • White Wine • Chocolate • Maple Syrup

Apple • Blackberries • Blueberries • Cherries • Clementines • Cranberries • Grapefruit • Lemon • Nectarines • Orange • Peach • Pomegranate • Raspberries • Red Grapes • Strawberries • Tomato • Basil • Black Pepper • Cilantro • Cinnamon • Cloves • Cocoa Powder • Flaxseed • Garlic • Ginger • Ginseng • Lavender • Licorice Root • Nutmeg • Oregano • Parsley • Rosemary • Tarragon • Thyme • Turmeric • Artichokes • Beets • Bok Choy • Broccoli • Brussel Sprouts • Red Cabbage • Savoy Cabbage • White Cabbage • Carrots • Cauliflower • Chard • Collard Greens • Endive • Fennel • Garlic • Kale • Mustard Greens • Olives • Peas • Parsnips • Peppers • Pumpkin • Radishes • Salsify • Scallions • Shallots • Soybean Sprouts • Spinach • String Beans • Sweet Potatoes • Thistle •Tomatoes • Turnips and their tops • Watercress • Acorn Squash • Butternut Squash • Honey • Maple Syrup • Olive Oil • Soy Sauce • Enoki Mushrooms • King Oyster Mushrooms • Maitake Mushrooms • Matsutake Mushrooms • Oyster Mushrooms • Reishi Mushrooms • Shiitake Mushrooms • Cuttlefish • Flounder • Haddock • Halibut • Herring • Mackerel • Oysters • Salmon • Sardines • Sea Cucumber • Arame Seaweed • Dulse Seaweed • Hijiki Seaweed • Kombu Seaweed • Mozuku Seaweed • Nori Seaweed • Wakame Seaweed • Shrimp • Sole • Squid • Squid Ink • Tuna • Dark Meat Chicken • Dark Meat Goose • Dark Meat Turkey • Almonds • Cashews • Chestnuts • Edamame • Lentils • Lima Beans • Pine Nuts • Sword Jackbean • Soft Tofu • Firm Tofu • Dried Tofu • Natto • Walnuts • Gouda • Jarlsberg • Ementhal • Edam • Yogurt • Apple Cider • Coffee • Green Tea • Miso • Red Wine • Soy Milk • White Wine • Chocolate • Maple Syrup

Apple • Blackberries • Blueberries • Cherries • Clementines • Cranberries • Grapefruit • Lemon • Nectarines • Orange • Peach • Pomegranate • Raspberries • Red Grapes • Strawberries • Tomato • Basil • Black Pepper • Cilantro • Cinnamon • Cloves • Cocoa Powder • Flaxseed • Garlic • Ginger • Ginseng • Lavender • Licorice Root • Nutmeg • Oregano • Parsley • Rosemary • Tarragon • Thyme • Turmeric • Artichokes • Beets • Bok Choy • Broccoli • Brussel Sprouts • Red Cabbage • Savoy Cabbage • White Cabbage • Carrots • Cauliflower • Chard • Collard Greens • Endive • Fennel • Garlic • Kale • Mustard Greens • Olives • Peas • Parsnips • Peppers • Pumpkin • Radishes • Salsify • Scallions • Shallots • Soybean Sprouts • Spinach • String Beans • Sweet Potatoes • Thistle •Tomatoes • Turnips and their tops • Watercress • Acorn Squash • Butternut Squash • Honey • Maple Syrup • Olive Oil • Soy Sauce • Enoki Mushrooms • King Oyster Mushrooms • Maitake Mushrooms • Matsutake Mushrooms • Oyster Mushrooms • Reishi Mushrooms • Shiitake Mushrooms • Cuttlefish • Flounder • Haddock • Halibut • Herring • Mackerel • Oysters • Salmon • Sardines • Sea Cucumber • Arame Seaweed • Dulse Seaweed • Hijiki Seaweed • Kombu Seaweed • Mozuku Seaweed • Nori Seaweed • Wakame Seaweed • Shrimp • Sole • Squid • Squid Ink • Tuna • Dark Meat Chicken • Dark Meat Goose • Dark Meat Turkey • Almonds • Cashews • Chestnuts • Edamame • Lentils • Lima Beans • Pine Nuts • Sword Jackbean • Soft Tofu • Firm Tofu • Dried Tofu • Natto • Walnuts • Gouda • Jarlsberg • Ementhal • Edam • Yogurt • Apple Cider • Coffee • Green Tea • Miso • Red Wine • Soy Milk • White Wine • Chocolate • Maple Syrup

RESOURCES FOR RECIPES

RESOURCES FOR RECIPES

• Internet

RESOURCES FOR RECIPES

• Internet

• Google search (ie. Lentil and cauliflower recipe)

RESOURCES FOR RECIPES

• Internet

• Google search (ie. Lentil and cauliflower recipe)

• Pinterest (excellent for browsing recipe ideas)

RESOURCES FOR RECIPES

• Internet

• Google search (ie. Lentil and cauliflower recipe)

• Pinterest (excellent for browsing recipe ideas)

• Podcasts (Splendid Table, NPR Food)

RESOURCES FOR RECIPES

• Internet

• Google search (ie. Lentil and cauliflower recipe)

• Pinterest (excellent for browsing recipe ideas)

• Podcasts (Splendid Table, NPR Food)

• Food Sites (Cooksillustrated.com, Foodnetwork.com)

RESOURCES FOR RECIPES

• Internet

• Google search (ie. Lentil and cauliflower recipe)

• Pinterest (excellent for browsing recipe ideas)

• Podcasts (Splendid Table, NPR Food)

• Food Sites (Cooksillustrated.com, Foodnetwork.com)

• Magazines

RESOURCES FOR RECIPES

• Internet

• Google search (ie. Lentil and cauliflower recipe)

• Pinterest (excellent for browsing recipe ideas)

• Podcasts (Splendid Table, NPR Food)

• Food Sites (Cooksillustrated.com, Foodnetwork.com)

• Magazines

• Cooking Light, Vegetarian Times, Food and Wine

RESOURCES FOR RECIPES

• Internet

• Google search (ie. Lentil and cauliflower recipe)

• Pinterest (excellent for browsing recipe ideas)

• Podcasts (Splendid Table, NPR Food)

• Food Sites (Cooksillustrated.com, Foodnetwork.com)

• Magazines

• Cooking Light, Vegetarian Times, Food and Wine

• TV shows, books, supermarket food demos, ideas when dining out, cooking classes…

Ancient Chinese Proverb

“HE THAT TAKES MEDICINE AND NEGLECTS DIET, WASTES THE SKILL OF THE

PHYSICIAN”

EATING FOR CANCER PATIENTS

EATING FOR CANCER PATIENTS

• Cancer itself, impacts the comfort of eating

EATING FOR CANCER PATIENTS

• Cancer itself, impacts the comfort of eating

• Tumors can diminish appetite

EATING FOR CANCER PATIENTS

• Cancer itself, impacts the comfort of eating

• Tumors can diminish appetite

• Esophageal cancer can obstruct esophageal lumen

EATING FOR CANCER PATIENTS

• Cancer itself, impacts the comfort of eating

• Tumors can diminish appetite

• Esophageal cancer can obstruct esophageal lumen

• Cachexia from effect of pro-inflammatory cytokines

EATING FOR CANCER PATIENTS

• Cancer itself, impacts the comfort of eating

• Tumors can diminish appetite

• Esophageal cancer can obstruct esophageal lumen

• Cachexia from effect of pro-inflammatory cytokines

• Anxiety from cancer diagnosis zaps appetite

EATING FOR CANCER PATIENTS

• Cancer itself, impacts the comfort of eating

• Tumors can diminish appetite

• Esophageal cancer can obstruct esophageal lumen

• Cachexia from effect of pro-inflammatory cytokines

• Anxiety from cancer diagnosis zaps appetite

• Treat by administering oncotic therapies, educating patient about diagnosis, providing them with support and referring them to resources

EATING FOR CANCER PATIENTS

• Cancer treatments impact the comfort of eating

EATING FOR CANCER PATIENTS

• Cancer treatments impact the comfort of eating

• Oral flora is disrupted and mucosa sloughs causing mouth sores and swallowing is difficult

EATING FOR CANCER PATIENTS

• Cancer treatments impact the comfort of eating

• Oral flora is disrupted and mucosa sloughs causing mouth sores and swallowing is difficult

• Dry mouth

EATING FOR CANCER PATIENTS

• Cancer treatments impact the comfort of eating

• Oral flora is disrupted and mucosa sloughs causing mouth sores and swallowing is difficult

• Dry mouth

• Taste changes

EATING FOR CANCER PATIENTS

• Cancer treatments impact the comfort of eating

• Oral flora is disrupted and mucosa sloughs causing mouth sores and swallowing is difficult

• Dry mouth

• Taste changes

• Anorexia, nausea, vomiting

EATING FOR CANCER PATIENTS

• Cancer treatments impact the comfort of eating

• Oral flora is disrupted and mucosa sloughs causing mouth sores and swallowing is difficult

• Dry mouth

• Taste changes

• Anorexia, nausea, vomiting

• Heightened sensitivity to smells

EATING FOR CANCER PATIENTS

• Cancer treatments impact the comfort of eating

• Oral flora is disrupted and mucosa sloughs causing mouth sores and swallowing is difficult

• Dry mouth

• Taste changes

• Anorexia, nausea, vomiting

• Heightened sensitivity to smells

• Abdominal fullness

• Anorexia

• Eat small, frequent, high-calorie, high-protein meals

• Prepare foods ahead of time

• Eat high calorie desserts

• Drink calorie dense shakes

• Snack between meals and at bedtime

• Serve small portions on small plates

• Make eating area attractive

• Anorexia

• Eat small, frequent, high-calorie, high-protein meals

• Prepare foods ahead of time

• Eat high calorie desserts

• Drink calorie dense shakes

• Snack between meals and at bedtime

• Serve small portions on small plates

• Make eating area attractive

• Dry Mouth

• Avoid citrus and dry foods

• Brush teeth or rinse mouth every 2-4 hours

• Increase saliva by drinking liquids or sucking sour candy

• Anorexia

• Eat small, frequent, high-calorie, high-protein meals

• Prepare foods ahead of time

• Eat high calorie desserts

• Drink calorie dense shakes

• Snack between meals and at bedtime

• Serve small portions on small plates

• Make eating area attractive

• Dry Mouth

• Avoid citrus and dry foods

• Brush teeth or rinse mouth every 2-4 hours

• Increase saliva by drinking liquids or sucking sour candy

• Nausea, Vomiting

• Avoid favorite foods, may become averse to them

• Stay away from cooking smells

• Eat soft salty cold or room temp foods

• Drink cold liquids

• Avoid fatty, creamy or spicy foods

• Anorexia

• Eat small, frequent, high-calorie, high-protein meals

• Prepare foods ahead of time

• Eat high calorie desserts

• Drink calorie dense shakes

• Snack between meals and at bedtime

• Serve small portions on small plates

• Make eating area attractive

• Dry Mouth

• Avoid citrus and dry foods

• Brush teeth or rinse mouth every 2-4 hours

• Increase saliva by drinking liquids or sucking sour candy

• Taste Changes

• Marinate meats in fruit juice, sweet and sour sauce or sweet wine

• Season foods with salt and pepper, basil, oregano or rosemary

• Try incorporating tart citrus foods

• Use plastic utensils rather than metal ones

• Eat foods that look and taste good

• Eat foods at room temperature

• Eat pineapple to neutralize tastes

• Nausea, Vomiting

• Avoid favorite foods, may become averse to them

• Stay away from cooking smells

• Eat soft salty cold or room temp foods

• Drink cold liquids

• Avoid fatty, creamy or spicy foods

• Dry Mouth

• Avoid citrus and dry foods

• Brush teeth or rinse mouth every 2-4 hours

• Increase saliva by drinking liquids or sucking sour candy

• Taste Changes

• Marinate meats in fruit juice, sweet and sour sauce or sweet wine

• Season foods with salt and pepper, basil, oregano or rosemary

• Try incorporating tart citrus foods

• Use plastic utensils rather than metal ones

• Eat foods that look and taste good

• Eat foods at room temperature

• Eat pineapple to neutralize tastes

• Nausea, Vomiting

• Avoid favorite foods, may become averse to them

• Stay away from cooking smells

• Eat soft salty cold or room temp foods

• Drink cold liquids

• Avoid fatty, creamy or spicy foods

• Early Satiety

• Eat small, frequent, high calorie meals

• Snack between meals and at bedtime

• Serve small portions on small plates

• Avoid “empty” foods

• Drink calorie dense liquids

• Avoid drinking while eating

• Taste Changes

• Marinate meats in fruit juice, sweet and sour sauce or sweet wine

• Season foods with salt and pepper, basil, oregano or rosemary

• Try incorporating tart citrus foods

• Use plastic utensils rather than metal ones

• Eat foods that look and taste good

• Eat foods at room temperature

• Eat pineapple to neutralize tastes

• Nausea, Vomiting

• Avoid favorite foods, may become averse to them

• Stay away from cooking smells

• Eat soft salty cold or room temp foods

• Drink cold liquids

• Avoid fatty, creamy or spicy foods

• Early Satiety

• Eat small, frequent, high calorie meals

• Snack between meals and at bedtime

• Serve small portions on small plates

• Avoid “empty” foods

• Drink calorie dense liquids

• Avoid drinking while eating

• Diarrhea

• Take antidiarrheal meds

• Eat warmed foods

• Eat high fiber foods

• Avoid gas producing foods

• Drink plenty of fluids

• Taste Changes

• Marinate meats in fruit juice, sweet and sour sauce or sweet wine

• Season foods with salt and pepper, basil, oregano or rosemary

• Try incorporating tart citrus foods

• Use plastic utensils rather than metal ones

• Eat foods that look and taste good

• Eat foods at room temperature

• Eat pineapple to neutralize tastes

• Early Satiety

• Eat small, frequent, high calorie meals

• Snack between meals and at bedtime

• Serve small portions on small plates

• Avoid “empty” foods

• Drink calorie dense liquids

• Avoid drinking while eating

• Diarrhea

• Take antidiarrheal meds

• Eat warmed foods

• Eat high fiber foods

• Avoid gas producing foods

• Drink plenty of fluids

• Dysphagia

• Modify consistency of foods

• Avoid temperature extremes with foods

• Sit upright when eating

• Puree foods and drink them through a straw

• Eat small, frequent, calorie dense foods

• Early Satiety

• Eat small, frequent, high calorie meals

• Snack between meals and at bedtime

• Serve small portions on small plates

• Avoid “empty” foods

• Drink calorie dense liquids

• Avoid drinking while eating

• Diarrhea

• Take antidiarrheal meds

• Eat warmed foods

• Eat high fiber foods

• Avoid gas producing foods

• Drink plenty of fluids

• Dysphagia

• Modify consistency of foods

• Avoid temperature extremes with foods

• Sit upright when eating

• Puree foods and drink them through a straw

• Eat small, frequent, calorie dense foods

• Stomatitis, Oral Lesions and Esophagitis

• Use topical analgesics 15 min before eating

• Rinse mouth with baking soda or salt before meals

• Avoid acidic foods, acidic juices and spices

• Eat soft foods

• Puree foods and drink them through a straw

• Freeze favorite drinks into popsicles

• Rinse mouth well after eating

EATING FOR CANCER PATIENTS

• Secondary effects of cancer treatments

EATING FOR CANCER PATIENTS

• Secondary effects of cancer Treatments

• Hospital food may not be what patient eats

EATING FOR CANCER PATIENTS

• Secondary effects of cancer Treatments

• Hospital food may not be what patient eats

• Exhaustion: cannot shop for, prepare or maybe even finish eating a meal

EATING FOR CANCER PATIENTS

• Secondary effects of cancer Treatments

• Hospital food may not be what patient eats

• Exhaustion: cannot shop for, prepare or maybe even finish eating a meal

• Many foods are off limits or not recommended

EATING FOR CANCER PATIENTS

• Secondary effects of cancer Treatments

• Hospital food may not be what patient eats

• Exhaustion: cannot shop for, prepare or maybe even finish eating a meal

• Many foods are off limits or not recommended

• Anything raw: vegetables, sushi, undercooked meats

EATING FOR CANCER PATIENTS

• Secondary effects of cancer Treatments

• Hospital food may not be what patient eats

• Exhaustion: cannot shop for, prepare or maybe even finish eating a meal

• Many foods are off limits or not recommended

• Anything raw: vegetables, sushi, undercooked meats

• Mold ripened cheeses: Brie, Blue Cheese

EATING FOR CANCER PATIENTS

• Secondary effects of cancer Treatments

• Hospital food may not be what patient eats

• Exhaustion: cannot shop for, prepare or maybe even finish eating a meal

• Many foods are off limits or not recommended

• Anything raw: vegetables, sushi, undercooked meats

• Mold ripened cheeses: Brie, Blue Cheese

• Fatty foods and dairy: Too difficult to digest

EATING FOR CANCER PATIENTS

• Secondary effects of cancer Treatments

• Hospital food may not be what patient eats

• Exhaustion: cannot shop for, prepare or maybe even finish eating a meal

• Many foods are off limits or not recommended

• Anything raw: vegetables, sushi, undercooked meats

• Mold ripened cheeses: Brie, Blue Cheese

• Fatty foods and dairy: Too difficult to digest

• No money left after healthcare cost to buy food

• Exhausted

• Purchase a deep freezer and stock it up

• Prepare singe serving portions of foods and freeze before chemo

• Have a list of these foods handy to entice appetite when its time to eat

• Stock up on canned foods

• Research and have handy simple crock pot recipes

• Collect take out menus ahead of time and have food delivered

• Use disposable plates, utensils and cups to avoid wasting energy doing dishes

• Schedule other tasks around eating schedule

• Ask for help

• Do not refuse assistance from friends, church members, assistance organizations. You can return the favor when you are well.

• Do not want hospital food

• Try to offer culturally sensitive foods

• Have visitors bring in “safe” foods

• Offer local take out menus highlighting “safe” selections

• Exhausted

• Purchase a deep freezer and stock it up

• Prepare singe serving portions of foods and freeze before chemo

• Have a list of these foods handy to entice appetite when its time to eat

• Stock up on canned foods

• Research and have handy simple crock pot recipes

• Collect take out menus ahead of time and have food delivered

• Use disposable plates, utensils and cups to avoid wasting energy doing dishes

• Schedule other tasks around eating schedule

• Ask for help

• Do not refuse assistance from friends, church members, assistance organizations. You can return the favor when you are well.

• Do not want hospital food

• Try to offer culturally sensitive foods

• Have visitors bring in “safe” foods

• Offer local take out menus highlighting “safe” selections

• Off Limit foods

• Use toasted nuts, seeds and croutons to give foods crunch since fresh vegetables are unsafe

• Exhausted

• Purchase a deep freezer and stock it up

• Prepare singe serving portions of foods and freeze before chemo

• Have a list of these foods handy to entice appetite when its time to eat

• Stock up on canned foods

• Research and have handy simple crock pot recipes

• Collect take out menus ahead of time and have food delivered

• Use disposable plates, utensils and cups to avoid wasting energy doing dishes

• Schedule other tasks around eating schedule

• Ask for help

• Do not refuse assistance from friends, church members, assistance organizations. You can return the favor when you are well.

• Do not want hospital food

• Try to offer culturally sensitive foods

• Have visitors bring in “safe” foods

• Offer local take out menus highlighting “safe” selections

• Off Limit foods

• Use toasted nuts, seeds and croutons to give foods crunch since fresh vegetables are unsafe

• Exhausted

• Purchase a deep freezer and stock it up

• Prepare singe serving portions of foods and freeze before chemo

• Have a list of these foods handy to entice appetite when its time to eat

• Stock up on canned foods

• Research and have handy simple crock pot recipes

• Collect take out menus ahead of time and have food delivered

• Use disposable plates, utensils and cups to avoid wasting energy doing dishes

• Schedule other tasks around eating schedule

• Ask for help

• Do not refuse assistance from friends, church members, assistance organizations. You can return the favor when you are well.

• Limited Expenses

• Frozen foods are cheaper

• Do not refuse assistance, you can return the favor later

Eat Well.