Cancer and Nutrition - More Information

Finding accurate and reliable information about nutrition in cancer can be difficult. Here are a few tips to help you while you search:

- Consider the source: Look for information from regulated health professionals and reputable organizations
- Is there high quality research available?


Low Quality
 
High Quality
Personal stories or anecdotes vs      Scientific studies
Animal studies vs Human studies
One single study/handful of studies      vs Scientific consensus from many studies/large body of research

- Be wary of easy answers or solutions that sound ‘too good to be true’.  Is the advice or product offering a quick fix?
- Maintain a healthy skepticism. Is the person or organization selling a product?
- Read closely and get the whole story

Helpful resources and websites for more nutrition and healthy eating advice:

- Eating Well When you have Cancer – a resource for patients and caregivers (Canadian Cancer Society):
https://www.cancer.ca/~/media/cancer.ca/CW/publications/Eating%20well%20when%20you%20have%20cancer/32062-1-NO.pdf

- BC Cancer Agency – Nutrition Information:
http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/health-info/coping-with-cancer/nutrition-support

- American Institute for Cancer Research:
https://www.aicr.org/

- Eating Hints: Before, during and after cancer treatment (National Cancer Institute)
https://www.cancer.gov/publications/patient-education/eatinghints.pdf

- ELLICSR Kitchen – recipes and cooking tips:
https://www.ellicsr.ca/en/clinics_programs/ellicsr_kitchen

- Nourish – website with advice from dietitians and recipes for cancer patients:
https://www.nourishonline.ca/

- About Herbs – database on herbal and natural health products from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center:
https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/diagnosis-treatment/symptom-management/integrative-medicine/herbs