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A Guide to Good Nutrition During Cancer Treatment, 4th Edition

Cost: $10 (six or more books: $8 each)
Editors: Saundra N. Aker, RD, CD, and Polly Lenssen, MS, RD, CD, FADA

An easy-to-use diet-and-nutrition resource for people in treatment for cancer or other immunosuppressive diseases, including AIDS and hematopoietic cell or other organ transplants. Caregivers will also find this book invaluable.

The book’s goal is to help maintain nutritional well-being by helping to solve the eating problems resulting from cancer therapies. It is a short-term guide, not a lifelong eating plan. The book includes an extensive chapter on food-safety guidelines for use in the home as well as when eating out in restaurants and other food-service establishments. With recovery from therapy, a healthy diet may become the focus. The book concludes with a look to the future and resuming a healthy lifestyle and diet.

Book Highlights

  • Common cancer treatment problems with medical and nutritional solutions

  • Tables of common problems listing easy-to-tolerate foods

  • Helpful hints to make food look and taste better

  • Updated and individualized calorie, protein and fluid guidelines

  • Vitamin- and mineral-supplement tables, including safe ranges

  • Expanded calorie and protein guide emphasizing popular foods

  • Beverage recipes highlighting delicious smoothies and other favorites

  • A section covering the special needs of children

  • A diet and food-safety section that covers:

    • High-risk foods to avoid

    • Tips for safe food handling, preparation and storage in the home

    • Safe water sources

    • Eating safely when away from home

  • Nutrition guidelines for long-term recovery from cancer treatment

  • Resources: nutritional supplements, books and Web sites

How to Order

To order a copy of A Guide to Good Nutrition During Cancer Treatment, 4th Edition, click order now to open an order form (PDF). Print the form, complete it and mail it to Nutrition Services (address is on form) along with your check or money order. If you’re unable to open the form, download a free Adobe Acrobat Reader.