Cancer nutrition

After a cancer diagnosis, patients and their families often start thinking about how food may affect cancer and its treatment. Cancer treatments may attack healthy cells in addition to cancer cells and lower the production of blood cells which may compromise the immune system. The effects of cancer itself may inhibit the body’s ability to ingest, digest, absorb and metabolize nutrients.

Malnutrition is also common among patients with advanced cancer. Treatments for such cancer may cause gastrointestinal symptoms and metabolic changes—including the production of cytokines - that may lead to anorexia (a severe loss of appetite) and weight and/or muscle loss. Good nutrition for cancer patients has the competing goals of quantity and quality: getting the right kinds of nutrients in the right amounts. At Saptharchi, we combine nutritional counseling with a specialized diet plan. Our dietitians work closely with our team of doctors to provide you with nutritional recommendations that are personalized to the specific type of cancer treatment you are receiving. It includes:

• Cancer nutrition and diet plan personalized to suit the energy needs of the patient.
• Dietary supplementsTo improve overall health and help manage health conditions.
• Special food/recipes for cancer patients to control fatigue and other symptoms related to cancer treatments.

Use our diet plans to help with healthy eating habits during and after cancer treatment.