A lot of people who are facing ovarian cancer, or any cancer for that matter, read or hear things about what they should be eating/drinking/taking in supplement form to help fight the cancer. But the simple truth is, a well-balanced diet is still the best bet.
“We get questions all the time about what kind of nutrition patients should take while they are on active treatment,” Marisa Gholson, a Physician’s Assistant at Compass Oncology in Portland, Oregon, told SurvivorNet. “We get questions all the time about whether they should cut out dairy, or sugar, or soy. Basically what I tell patients is that you should eat a well-balanced diet. There’s not great evidence that cutting out sugar or dairy or soy is going to slow down or reverse the growth of your cancer.”
The most important thing is to make sure you’re sticking to a regular diet. With chemotherapy, sometimes women may experience a loss of appetite — but Gholson stressed how important it is to keep up your calorie intake. “When those side effects occur, I tell patients just try to eat whatever tastes good, and to supplement with nutritional shakes — like Ensure of Boost — just to make sure that they’re getting the nutrition that they need to make it through treatment.”
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A lot of people who are facing ovarian cancer, or any cancer for that matter, read or hear things about what they should be eating/drinking/taking in supplement form to help fight the cancer. But the simple truth is, a well-balanced diet is still the best bet.
“We get questions all the time about what kind of nutrition patients should take while they are on active treatment,” Marisa Gholson, a Physician’s Assistant at Compass Oncology in Portland, Oregon, told SurvivorNet. “We get questions all the time about whether they should cut out dairy, or sugar, or soy. Basically what I tell patients is that you should eat a well-balanced diet. There’s not great evidence that cutting out sugar or dairy or soy is going to slow down or reverse the growth of your cancer.”
Read More The most important thing is to make sure you’re sticking to a regular diet. With chemotherapy, sometimes women may experience a
loss of appetite — but Gholson stressed how important it is to keep up your calorie intake. “When those side effects occur, I tell patients just try to eat whatever tastes good, and to supplement with nutritional shakes — like Ensure of Boost — just to make sure that they’re getting the nutrition that they need to make it through treatment.”
Learn more about SurvivorNet's rigorous medical review process.
Marisa Gholson is a Physicians Assistant at Compass Oncology. Read More
