Eating good food is important when you are well and it is also
important when you are receiving treatment for cancer. You may be
wondering if you are eating the right foods or if you should change
your diet in some way.
The best thing you can do is to make sure that diet is balanced.
It is vital that you eat well so that you will:
- Feel better and have more energy
- Get the most benefit from your treatment with fewer side
effects
- Improve your body's ability to heal and to fight infection
- Keep your weight at a healthy level.
- There are no special foods you must use or avoid when you have
cancer. But there are probably some changes you can make in your
diet to keep you healthy and to help with any eating problems
caused by the cancer or by your treatment.
Once a cancer has developed it can't be cured though diet alone.
There is no evidence to support claims that special diets can cure
cancer. Some diets do no harm, but there are some which are harmful
and can interfere with the success of your treatment. Diets which
ban a great number of foods may result in you getting fewer
nutrients than you need.
If you're thinking about making a dramatic change to your diet,
look at your choices closely and discuss them with your doctor or
dietitian before deciding.
(From 'Eating Well/Kia Pai te kia': The Cancer Society of
New Zealand)
Remember to have plenty of that great H20 to flush those toxic
chemicals out of your body.