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cancer because both the illness an ts reatments
can change the way you eat. Cancer and cancer
tweatments can aso affect the way your body
‘olerates certain foods and uses nutrients
Nuttin imtervention during chemotherapy and
other cancer treatments can contribute to the
suceess of treatment and to improve a patient's
overall quality of ie. Eating well while ou are
bong treated fr cancer might help you to
¥ Feel beter
Keep up your strength and enery.
¥ Mietain your welght and your body's store of
better tolerate reatmentrelated side eects,
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that ime
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worry about it, Comeback eating as 000 3
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oes not get better within couple of days
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all nutrients you need.
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from Cancer Treatment
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systems) | shouldbe cooked othe
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cooked, no runny yolks,
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foods
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food Wash al surfaces, euting
boards and cating tenis
thorough
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snd eaores le milena, cream
soups
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few minutes ate eating.
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intake
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cues made rom fut ice,
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ting
Diarrhea
= Drink plenty of fu (oom
temperature to avoid denysaton
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like fi jigs and ORS.
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lke carbonated inks,
ns frming vegetables (Beans
and peas, spinach, caulfiower,
cabbage salads ots, and
chewing gu,
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vegetables, bran crea
mesure foe foods
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‘protein and ealores to avoid
weight los.
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Est mere Aber containing foods
(bean tuts, vegetables, oatmeal
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