Nutrition and Cancer

By

Team 4

"My cancer scare changed my life.  I'm grateful for every new,

healthy day I have.  It has helped me prioritize my life." - Olivia

Newton-John

Nutrition For A Person With Cancer

• Reasons to Eat Well While Being Treated– Feel Better– Keep Up Strength & Energy– Keep Up Weight & Body’s Store of Nutrients– Tolerate Treatment Related Side Effects– Lower Risk of Infection– Heal & Recover Quickly

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MBC/MBC_6.asp 

  Nutrition Journal – Nutrition and Cancer

• Diet For Cancer Patients– 10 or More Servings of Vegetables a Day– 4 or More Servings of Fruits a Day– High in Fiber– No Red Meat– Flax Seed– Rich in Folic Acid– Supplemented with Oral Enzymes

http://www.nutritionj.com/content/3/1/19

Diet and Cancer Prevention YouTube Video

• Type of Diet & Lifestyle– Colorful Menu– Consuming Antioxidants– Exercise– Watching Weight

• Moderation is Key to Cancer Prevention

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp6yy03GZ-Y

Nutrition For Chemotherapy Side Effects – YouTube

Video

• How to Prevent Side Effects of

Chemotherapy– More Frequent Meals– High Density of Nutrients– Drink Fluids an Hour Before and After Eating– Don’t Lay Down After Eating– Vitamins & Minerals Can Help

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEqhDOOCKKU&feature=player_embedded

Living Cancer FreeYouTube Video

• Most Preventable in the U.S.• Cancer is Caused by Fat• Obese People Have Higher Percentage of

Cancer• Colon & Breast Cancer Are Reduced Through

Lift Style Changes• 1/3 of Cancers are Caused from Smoking

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4opr2LRxMI

Policy and Action For Cancer Prevention

• Policy– “Examines the Factors – Economic, Environmental

and Social – That Influence What we Eat and How Much we Move. It looks at the Success of Studies That Have Been Designed to Change our Behaviors – and Thus our Risk of Cancer,”.

http://www.aicr.org/site/PageServer?pagename=res_policy_report

Recommendations For Reducing Cancer Risk

• Healthy Body Weight• Variety of Healthy Foods – Emphasis on Plant

Sources• Vegetables and Fruits• Whole Grains• Limit Consumption of Red Meats• Limit Consumption of Alcohol• Adopt a Healthy Lifestyle

Page 646 of Understanding Nutrition Table 18-10

Information on Cancer

• Is a Malignant Growth of Cells that Damage other Cells Surrounding Functions

• Develops through Carcinogenesis• Can Spread to Other Parts of the Body

http://www.medicinenet.com/cancer/focus.htm

Types of Cancer• Brain• Bladder• Bone• Breast• Liver• Lung• Melanoma• Nasopharyngeal• Lymphoma• Oral• Cervical• Colon• Thyroid• Stomach

• Anal• Esophageal• Gallbladder• Ovarian• Pancreatic• Salivary Gland• Prostate• Neck• Hypercalcemia• Leukemia• Kidney• Larynx• Skin

How Cancer BeginsMIT Lecture

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/151

The Chronicles Of A Cancer Patient

• Description of a Cancer Patient’s Day to Day Life Dealing with Cancer

• Describes Problems He Ran Into• What He Felt• Great Website For People Trying to Connect

and Understand More Of What Happens With Cancer Patients

http://www.preservationrecords.com/blog/  

Bibliography

• Whitney, Ellie, and Sharon Rady Rolfes. Understanding Nutrition. 11th ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth, 2008. Print.

• "ACS::Benefits of Good Nutrition." American Cancer Society. 04 FEB 2008. American Cancer Society. 3 May 2009 <http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MBC/content/MBC_6_2X_Benefits_of_nutrition_during_treatment.asp?sitearea=MBC>.

• Donaldson, Michael S. "Nutrition and Cancer: A Review of Evidence for An Anti-Cancer Diet."

Nutrition Journal 3:1928 SEP 2004 Web.3 May 2009. <http://www.nutritionj.com/content/3/1/19>.

• Diet and Cancer Prevention. YouTube. Healthology, 2006. Film. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp6yy03GZ-Y&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fumassone%2Epbworks%2Ecom%2FNutrition%2520and%2520Cancer&feature=player_embedded> .

• Hahn, Dave. "Chronicles of a Cancer Patient." [Weblog Chronicles of a Cancer Patient : A Cancer Blog About Hodgekins Lymphoma] MAY 2008. Web.3 May 2009. <http://www.preservationrecords.com/blog/>.

Bibliography Cont.

• Chemotherapy Cancer Treatments & Side Effects : Nutrition for Chemotherapy Side Effects. YouTube. Film. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEqhDOOCKKU&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fumassone%2Epbworks%2Ecom%2FNutrition%2520and%2520Cancer&feature=player_embedded >.

• "Living Cancer-Free." CBS Evening News. Dr. Jon Lapok. CBS, New York, NY. 26 FEB 2009. TV. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4opr2LRxMI >

• Government, "Cancer." Cancer (Malignant Tumor). MedicineNet.com. 3 May 2009 <http://www.medicinenet.com/cancer/article.htm>.

• Weinberg, Robert A. "How Cancer Begins." Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 10-250, Cambridge, MA. 23 SEP 2003. Performance.

• "Policy Report." AICR: Policy Report . American Institute For Cancer Research. 3 May 2009 <http://www.aicr.org/site/PageServer?pagename=res_policy_report>.