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Nutrition

The Nutrition Department at SCCA provides nutrition services and professional services in the SCCA Clinic, including individual counseling and weekly classes. Our goal is to provide reliable and accurate food and nutrition advice to help optimize nutritional health and recovery during and after cancer treatment.

 
Our 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 (HSCT) 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.
We also work with SCCA patients to design an effective eating plan to meet their unique and individualized needs.

 

SCCA Nutrition Services Offered

  • 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 our 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.

  

PDFHoliday 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.

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 06-05-2009   June Activities (75kb)

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