Nutrition

Medical Nutrition Therapy Services at SCCA provide individual counseling and weekly nutrition classes. Their goal is to provide reliable and accurate food and nutrition advice to help optimize nutritional health and recovery during and after cancer treatment.

 
SCCA nutritionists are Registered Dietitians (RD) by the American Dietetic Association and are Certified Dietitians (CD) by the State of Washington and experienced in a wide variety of food and nutrition topics. They work together with the General Oncology, Radiation Oncology, and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant medical teams to explain the latest scientific connections between food, individual nutrients, and health. They help interpret scientific findings into easy-to-understand nutrition information.

They also work with SCCA patients to design effective eating plans to meet their unique and individualized needs, including: 

• Individualized nutrition assessment and counseling for:
  • Disease-specific nutritional issues and treatment complications
  • Vitamin, mineral, and trace element requirements and deficiencies
  • Oral fluid and electrolyte requirements
  • Weight management (requires commitment of a minimum of two counseling sessions)
  • Preventive nutrition
• Diet analysis and assessment (including computer analysis of patient's dietary intake)
• Assessment and recommendations for specialized routes of nutrition support including tube feeding and intravenous nutrition
• Food safety education
• Weekly nutrition classes with emphasis on food safety during cancer treatment and the nutritional management of cancer treatment side effects.

Nutrition Classes

SCCA nutritionists provide reliable and accurate food and nutrition advice to help optimize nutritional health and recovery during and after cancer treatment. Weekly classes are offered to help SCCA patients interpret scientific findings into easy-to-understand nutrition information. Please see the activites calendar (pdf) at the bottom of this page for more information.

Nutrition Diets and Guidelines

SCCA nutritionists have created specific diets for specific needs. The following are suggestions and guidelines for patients undergoing treatment or for specific conditions. Consult a nutritionist for a more specific diet for your needs.

Water Safety Guidelines

For the most recent Food and Water Safety Guidelines in a PDF file, see the document at the bottom of this page.

Food Safety Guidelines

Learn about how to avoid food borne illness, which is important all of the time, but especially while going through cancer treatment.

Infant Formula & Safety Guidelines

Handy guidelines for caring for infant children and keeping their food source safe and healthy.

Holiday Food Safety

Handy tips for keeping your holiday meals healthy and safe for your friends and family to enjoy.

Sources for Food Safety

Resources that you might find helpful in preparing food safely.

Professional Publications

A collection of professional publications about nutrition and food safety.

Real Life/Real Food Series for Cancer Survivors

A special series of classes for cancer survivors presented by the SCCA Nutrition Department and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

Patient Publications

An easy-to-use diet and nutrition resource for people in treatment for cancer or other immunosuppressive diseases. Caregivers will also find this book invaluable.

SCCA ACTIVITIES CALENDAR

UPDATED 03-01-2010

March Activities Calendar (52kb)

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
825 Eastlake Ave. E, P.O. Box 19023, Seattle, WA 98109-1023
(206) 288-SCCA (7222), contactus@seattlecca.org