Can Fasting-Like Diets Help Fight Cancer?
Researchers looked at studies about special diets that trick your body into thinking it's fasting, even though you're still eating some food. Scientists …
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Food Fixes for Chemo Side Effects: What Science Says Works
Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy often experience serious digestive problems like nausea, vomiting, and stomach pain. Researchers reviewed the best …
Read MoreSpecial Drink Helps Cancer Patients Keep Weight After Surgery
After stomach surgery for cancer, patients often lose a lot of weight in the first few months. Researchers tested whether a simple nutritional drink could help …
Read MoreProtein Shakes Help Older Cancer Patients Stay Stronger During Treatment
Researchers studied whether special high-protein drinks could help older adults with stomach cancer who were receiving chemotherapy. Forty-six patients aged 65 …
Read MoreNew Way to Teach Cancer Patients About Food Helps Them Stay Healthy
Cancer patients getting radiation treatment often struggle with nutrition and weight loss. Researchers tested a new teaching method called Pecha Kucha—a …
Read MoreHow Your Diet Could Help Fight Cancer in New Ways
Scientists are discovering that what you eat might play a bigger role in cancer treatment than we thought. This review looks at how different diets can affect …
Read MoreEating Right and Exercise Help Cancer Patients Stay Stronger During Chemo
Researchers studied 77 stomach cancer patients receiving chemotherapy to see if combining good nutrition with exercise could help them maintain muscle strength …
Read MoreSpecial Food Mix Helps Cancer Patients Digest Better After Surgery
After throat cancer surgery, many patients struggle to digest food given through feeding tubes. Researchers tested whether a special food mixture based on …
Read MoreCan a Special High-Fat Diet Help Fight Cancer?
Scientists looked at 23 studies about whether a ketogenic diet—a special eating plan that's very low in carbs and high in fat—might help cancer patients. The …
Read MoreCan a Low-Carb Diet Help Fight Breast Cancer?
Researchers reviewed evidence about whether a ketogenic diet—a eating plan very low in carbs and high in fats—might help treat breast cancer. Cancer cells need …
Read MoreMost Cancer Patients Struggle With Nutrition—Here's Why
A new study of 393 cancer patients found that more than half are not getting enough nutrition, which can make their treatment harder and recovery slower. …
Read MoreCan Exercise Help Older Women Tolerate Breast Cancer Treatment Better?
Older women with breast cancer often struggle with strong chemotherapy side effects, leading doctors to reduce their doses or stop treatment early. This can …
Read MoreCancer Doctors Need Better Training on Patient Nutrition
A new study found that doctors training to treat cancer patients aren't getting enough education about nutrition and how to help patients who aren't eating …
Read MoreNew Procedure Helps Cancer Patients Eat and Feel Better
When cancer spreads to the belly lining, it can block the small intestine and make eating impossible. Doctors tested a new procedure using a special camera to …
Read MoreNew Plant Compound Shows Promise Against Stomach Cancer
Researchers discovered that a natural compound called Skullcapflavone II, found in plants, may help fight stomach cancer by disrupting how cancer cells get …
Read MoreEarly Warning Signs of Muscle Loss in Colorectal Cancer
Cancer cachexia is a serious condition where cancer patients lose muscle mass and strength, affecting up to 80% of cancer patients. Currently, doctors can't …
Read MoreSimple Blood Test Predicts Muscle Loss in Lung Cancer Patients
Researchers studied 102 lung cancer patients to see if a simple nutritional test could predict muscle loss, a common problem in cancer patients. They found …
Read MoreWhich Head and Neck Cancer Patients Struggle to Swallow?
Swallowing problems are very common in people with head and neck cancer, and these problems can make it hard to eat and drink safely. Researchers studied 244 …
Read MoreHigh-Protein Drinks Help Cancer Patients Recover Faster
Researchers looked at 29 studies involving over 2,200 cancer patients to see if special high-protein nutritional drinks could help them feel better and recover …
Read MoreFish Oil Supplement May Help Cancer Patients Stay Stronger
Researchers tested whether a fish oil supplement called EPA could help people with advanced head and neck cancer maintain their strength and nutrition during …
Read MoreWhat Makes Cancer Patients Accept Diet Help During Chemo?
Researchers reviewed 18 studies to understand what helps or hurts cancer patients' willingness to follow dietary advice while undergoing chemotherapy. They …
Read MoreWhy Cancer Patients Need More Vitamin C
Researchers studied over 1,200 cancer patients in China to measure their vitamin levels using advanced lab tests. They found that most cancer patients were …
Read MoreCan Exercise and Better Eating Help New Cancer Patients Feel Better?
Researchers are testing whether newly diagnosed cancer patients who receive personalized nutrition plans and supervised exercise programs do better during …
Read MoreSupport Team Helps Cancer Patients Keep Weight During Treatment
When people with head and neck cancer receive radiation and chemotherapy together, they often lose a lot of weight and feel very sick. Researchers studied 40 …
Read MoreSpecial Nutrition Foods Help Cancer Patients Stay Healthy
Cancer patients often struggle with poor nutrition and weight loss, which can make their treatment less effective and recovery harder. Doctors have noticed …
Read MoreWhy We Need Better Research on Food and Cancer Treatment
Researchers looked at hundreds of studies about nutrition and cancer care to understand what we know and what we're still learning. They found 444 studies …
Read MoreNew Program Helps Ovarian Cancer Patients Stay Strong During Treatment
Ovarian cancer patients often struggle with muscle loss and poor nutrition during chemotherapy, which can make life harder and reduce their independence. …
Read MoreNew Tool Helps Track What Cancer Patients Really Eat
Researchers created a simple questionnaire to help cancer patients keep track of what they eat during chemotherapy treatment. This study tested whether the …
Read MoreWhy Nutrition Matters More Than You Think for Cancer Patients
Researchers studied 102 patients with advanced stomach and intestinal cancer to see if nutrition status could predict how well they'd do. They used a simple …
Read MoreCancer Treatment Causes Serious Weight Loss: When to Act
When head and neck cancer patients receive radiation and chemotherapy together, they lose weight and nutrition quickly—especially after the 4th week of …
Read MoreVitamin K May Help Cancer Patients Live Longer
Researchers looked at data from nearly 3,500 people to understand how different foods and nutrients affect cancer patients who experience severe weight loss …
Read MoreWhy Nutrition Matters for Cancer Patients Fighting Stomach Illness
Researchers studied how poor nutrition affects people being treated for stomach and digestive cancers. They used a specific set of guidelines called GLIM …
Read MoreB Vitamins May Speed Gut Recovery After Rectal Cancer Surgery
Researchers studied whether taking B vitamins could help patients recover faster after rectal cancer surgery. They looked at 200+ patients and found that those …
Read MoreSpecial Nutrients May Help Cancer Patients Keep Muscle Mass
Cancer patients, especially those with advanced cancer, often experience severe muscle loss that weakens their bodies and reduces their quality of life. …
Read MoreCan a Mediterranean Diet Help Cancer Patients Handle Chemotherapy Better?
Researchers in Italy are testing whether eating a Mediterranean diet—full of vegetables, whole grains, and healthy oils—can help people with advanced …
Read MoreWhy Cancer Patients Struggle to Eat During Treatment
When cancer patients receive chemotherapy, they often experience side effects that make eating difficult—like nausea, vomiting, and changes in how food tastes. …
Read MoreNew Way to Spot Cancer Patients at Risk for Dangerous Weight Loss
Cancer cachexia is a serious condition where cancer patients lose weight and muscle mass very quickly, making them weaker and sicker. Doctors have struggled to …
Read MoreWhy Cancer Patients Need Better Access to Nutrition Drinks
Cancer patients often struggle to eat enough food to stay healthy, which can slow their recovery. Special nutrition drinks prescribed by doctors can help …
Read MoreWhy Cancer Patients Skip Their Nutrition Drinks (And How to Help)
Cancer patients often struggle to take nutritional supplements that doctors recommend to help them stay healthy during treatment. Researchers talked to 14 …
Read MoreWhy Cancer Patients Skip Their Nutrition Drinks in the Hospital
Researchers wanted to understand why some hospitalized cancer patients don't take their prescribed nutrition supplements. They surveyed 127 cancer patients in …
Read MoreWhy Cancer Patients Feel Full Too Quickly—And Why Doctors Miss It
Researchers reviewed 78 studies about early satiety, a condition where cancer patients feel uncomfortably full after eating only small amounts of food. This …
Read MoreWhy Cancer Patients Need Better Access to Nutrition Help
Cancer patients often struggle with eating and nutrition during treatment, but a special type of nutrition counseling called medical nutrition therapy (MNT) …
Read MoreCould Vitamin D Help Prevent Nerve Damage From Cancer Treatment?
Cancer patients receiving certain chemotherapy drugs often develop painful nerve damage called peripheral neuropathy. Researchers reviewed 11 studies to see if …
Read MoreHow Many Calories Do Head and Neck Cancer Patients Really Need?
Doctors need to know exactly how many calories cancer patients should eat to help them stay healthy during treatment. This study looked at 11 different …
Read MoreCan a Keto Diet Help Cancer Treatment Work Better?
Researchers tested whether a ketogenic diet (a high-fat, low-carb eating plan) could help people with head and neck cancer or rectal cancer survive longer when …
Read MoreRare Cancer Patients Need Better Nutrition Tracking After Surgery
Researchers looked at how well people with a rare stomach cancer called pseudomyxoma peritonei eat and stay healthy after major surgery. They found that very …
Read MoreSpecial Nutrition Drinks May Help Cancer Patients Before Surgery
Researchers are studying whether special nutrition drinks can help people with throat cancer who need surgery. The POINT trial is testing if these …
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