Why is Nutrition Important after a Cancer Diagnosis?

Deciding what to eat after a cancer diagnosis can be a highly emotive and confusing subject. In such a difficult time food can become the one thing that people feel they retain complete control over. Eating well during and after your treatment can help you to tolerate the treatment, accelerate your recovery afterwards, reduce your risk of the cancer returning and improve your general health and well-being.

Most scientists would agree that nutrition can be a confusing field but the good news for anyone hoping to find the best diet for them is that the advice given for cancer prevention is the same as that given to cancer survivors and mirrors the recommendations to reduce the risk of other diseases such as heart disease and diabetes. There is no need for different members of the same household to eat different diets instead the same healthy balanced approach is suitable for all.