Designed for cancer patients and their family, these easy-to-follow recipes focus on foods best tolerated and those to ease the symptoms during treatment. With an oncologist's chapter introduction, doctor's notes, menu planning, tips, nutritional analysis, diabetic exchanges, the book serves as a guide for nutrition before, during, and after cancer treatment.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Eating Well Through Cancer:
This is a fabulous help for caregivers. The "what to eat during which part of the cycle" was such a GREAT help for me. It lays everything out in an easy to understand manner and during this tough time it's hard to figure things out, especially for someone you love so much. The book is a great outline on what to do next--at least in the area of food. I love the book and reccommend it highly! It's comforting.
Great recipes:
Easy, fast, flavorful, and nutrition-packed recipes. Very handy, and I have used several. Especially the soup ones.
Great food ideas:
I oftentimes recommend this book to my patients that are at a loss for what they need/should be eating during treatment. It takes a lot of the guess work out of what to cook. A great gift for friends and family members who don't know what else to do when a loved one is diagnosed, buy this book and prepare a healthy meal. Extensive cancer treatments can be devastating to the entire system, so eating healthy foods can help to combat even the worst of chemical side effects. Well-written, easy to... more info
Great book for both patient and caregiver:
I received this book as a gift a number of years ago when my husband was fighting cancer. Like all cancer patients he had little appetite and lots of side effects from his chemo. The recipes are great to help with the various problems encountered by cancer patients at any time during the treatment. I also found the section for caregivers to be really helpful for myself. Not only is nutrition important for the patient but the caregiver also and this book provided great food and good tips also. Now, I give... more info
