Clinician-written articles.
Evidence-based cancer nutrition writing by a board-certified oncology dietitian. Practical for patients and caregivers, useful for clinicians.
Articles
Does Sugar Feed Cancer? What the Evidence Actually Says
The Warburg effect explained, why the “sugar feeds cancer” logic doesn’t hold, and where diet genuinely matters — the insulin and IGF-1 pathway.
Eating During Chemotherapy: A Practical Guide
Why nutrition status affects outcomes, regimen-specific side effects, symptom-by-symptom strategies, protein and calorie targets, and when oral intake isn’t enough.
Soy and Breast Cancer: What the Evidence Actually Shows
Phytoestrogens, hormone receptor status, and why the epidemiology tells a different story than the fear. The clinical bottom line for your patients.
Managing Nausea and Appetite Loss During Cancer Treatment
Practical strategies for chemotherapy-induced nausea, early satiety, and appetite suppression — including timing, food choices, and when to escalate.
Cancer Cachexia: What It Is and What Actually Helps
The difference between cachexia and simple weight loss, why it resists standard refeeding, and the multimodal interventions that have real evidence behind them.
Rebuilding After Treatment: Navigating Nutrition in Cancer Survivorship
Managing lingering side effects, shifting to a risk-reduction framework, and personalizing the post-treatment nutrition plan.
Nutrition During Immunotherapy: What Patients Need to Know
irAEs, gut microbiome and checkpoint inhibitor response, managing immune-related GI toxicity, and the supplement interactions that matter.
Oral Nutrition Supplements: Do They Actually Help Cancer Patients?
When ONS improves outcomes vs. when it doesn’t, how to choose the right formula, and how to get patients to actually use them.
Eating After a Whipple Procedure: A Practical Guide
Dumping syndrome, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, fat malabsorption, and the step-by-step diet progression after pancreaticoduodenectomy.
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