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People with cancer often wonder if they're eating the correct foods, or if they should change their diet to help fight the disease.
The best general advice is to make sure that your diet is varied and balanced. This is vital to ensure that you feel better and have more energy, improve your body's ability to heal and to fight infection, tolerate your treatment with fewer side effects and keep your weight at an appropriate level.
The information provided here is for people who have been diagnosed with cancer, or for those who are concerned about staying healthy and preventing the disease.
Reviewed July 2009
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Oral mucositis and nutrition
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Mucositis can have a very severe impact on a patient's ability to eat and drink. Nutritional support is an essential component of cancer treatment and helps maintain body weight.
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Nov 2009
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Cancer patients and diet
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The Cancer Council Australia
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Provides information regarding the importance of eating well during cancer treatment.
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Oct 2009
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Food and nutrition
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The Cancer Council Australia
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Provides information about how eating a healthy, balanced diet reduces your risk of developing cancer and provides links to further information.
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Oct 2009
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Cancer Council's recommendations
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The Cancer Council Australia
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Lists the Cancer Council Australia's recommendations for nutrition and physical activity.
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Oct 2009
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Nutrition and physical activity
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The Cancer Council Australia
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Evidence shows that being overweight, having a poor diet, drinking alcohol and doing little or no exercise all increase your risk of developing certain cancers.
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Oct 2009
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Cancer and food
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Better Health Channel
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Diet can influence some cancers. Cancers of the stomach, bowel, lung, prostate and uterus are more likely to develop if your diet is high in fat and low in fruit, vegetables and fibre. There is no evidence that specific foods can cause or cure cancer.
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Sep 2009
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Eat for health
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The Cancer Council Australia
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We know that by enjoying a healthy diet, being physically active every day and maintaining a healthy body weight, you can lower your risk of developing cancer. We know that these factors account for at least 30 per cent of all cancers.
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Aug 2009
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Nutrition in cancer patients
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Discusses the particular dietary requirements of patients with cancer.
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Jun 2009
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Green tea (Camellia sinensis) for the prevention of cancer
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Fifty-one studies with more than 1.6 million participants, mainly of observational nature were included in this systematic review. Studies looked for an association between green tea consumption and cancer of the digestive tract, gynecological cancer in...
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Apr 2009
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Cachexia
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Cachexia means 'poor condition' in Greek. Cachexia has been defined as a syndrome characterised by progressive loss of lean tissue and body fat. Losses are often in excess to that explained by the associated anorexia. Cachexia oc
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Dec 2008
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Appetite/Weight loss
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Information by professional health specialists on the causes and treatment of appetite/weight loss.
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Dec 2008
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Stomach cancer - some possible causes
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Better Health Channel
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Stomach cancer is more common in developing nations, while becoming less so in Western countries. This type of cancer is thought to be triggered by poor diet and Helicobacter pylori infection, possibly working in combination. Stomach cancer is curable if detected early, but most people don't seek medical help until the disease is quite advanced, possibly because symptoms are often vague.
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Sep 2008
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Living with Cancer
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HealthInsite Topic Page
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Links to information about living with cancer and the relationship between life style and cancer.
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Sep 2008
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Systematic Reviews on Living With Cancer
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HealthInsite Topic Page
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Links to systematic reviews of the evidence about the effects of cancer and cancer treatments on quality of life.
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Sep 2008
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Colon cancer prevention - myDr.com.au
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myDr
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Find out about steps you can take to help avoid bowel cancer, or at least catch it early on when cure is still possible.
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Aug 2008
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Cancer
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Dietitians Association of Australia
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A healthy diet can help to reduce the risk of developing some types of cancer. Eating foods that meet nutritional needs is also very important for people who have cancer to help keep them well.
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Apr 2008
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Cereals and wholegrain foods
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Better Health Channel
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Cereals and wholegrain foods can reduce the risk of developing certain diseases including coronary heart disease, colon cancer, diabetes and diverticular disease. Common cereal foods include bread, breakfast cereals and pasta.
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Jan 2008
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Nutrition & exercise for cancer patients
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The Cancer Council Victoria
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There are no special foods you must use or avoid when you have cancer. The best general advice is to eat well with a variety of foods every day, and exercise at a comfortable level.
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Jan 2008
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Phytoestrogens and breast cancer
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The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
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There has been much speculation about phytoestrogens - particularly soy products, and breast cancer risk. This is mainly based on the idea that because these foods contain oestrogen, they can stimulate the breast tissue like our own body's oestrogen or prescribed oestrogen might.
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Oct 2007
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