Nutrition for Cancer Survivors

The food we eat profoundly affects our bodies’ functioning and health. Food provides not only energy, but also critical nutrients and chemicals which serve as raw materials for body processes. A healthy diet is especially important for individuals with cancer. Eating well may help you reduce side effects of cancer treatment drugs.

Click to link to the pages in this section:

Cancer Prevention Diet

Vitamin D and Cancer

WEB RESOURCES

GIST Support Wiki
http://gistsupport.medshelf.org/Main_Page

American Dietetic Association
http://www.eatright.org

American Institute for Cancer Research
http://www.aicr.org

Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, National Academy Press.
http://www.nap.edu

Food and Nutrition Information Center, National Agricultural Library, USDA
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic

National Cancer Institute
www.cancer.gov

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH
http://nccam.nih.gov

Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
http://ods.od.nih.gov