Nutrition and cancer: are you looking for answers?
3 in 5 people with cancer will have a nutrition related issue. Good nutrition is important, especially when you have cancer. Have you felt so nauseous you couldn’t eat? Want help with fatigue or managing your weight? We’ve got the answers for you! Nutrition needs vary with cancer type, treatment, and time-point in the cancer path.
Find the full pathway here:
GENERAL INFORMATION
Utilise these resources to 'get started' on your nutrition and cancer path:
CANCER TYPE FACTSHEETS
Nutrition and cancer needs can vary between different cancer types. These resources will help you understand what you need to know and what you can expect for your individual cancer types/s:
DOCUMENT TOOLKIT
- – how to access appropriate nutrition services
- – information on how to best manage unintentional weight gain from treatment side effects
- – how do you tell fact from fiction? 12 nutrition and cancer myths busted
- – form completed by your dietitian with you to provide clear advice and recommendations for your ongoing nutrition care
NUTRITION TRANSITIONS PACKAGE
- – tips for achieving a healthy balanced diet after completing your initial cancer treatment
- Part A – what is a nutrition transition? Take the quiz to check you are ready to transition from ‘on-treatment’ eating to healthy eating after treatment eating. You can view the or,
- Part B – 10 practical tips to help you with healthy eating. You can view this presentation or, the
GENERAL CONSUMER FEEDBACK
We welcome any general feedback and suggestions to improve the pathway via this link . Further queries can be directed to: [email protected]