Hi there
Can anyone recommend a nutritionist that specialises in nutritional advice tailored to people going through cancer treatment and recovery?
Thanks so much
Lisa x
Hi Lisa
Thank you for posting your question.
You can speak to your breast care nurse or treatment team if you are currently having breast cancer treatment and they may be able to refer you to a dietician within the hospital for nutrition advice.
You may find out information booklet about diet and breast cancer helpful. The last page has a list of resources, including the British Association for Applied Nutrition & Nutritional Therapy (BANT) website, who have a registry of nutritional therapists.
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Hi Lisa,
After my BC diagnosis I went into a panic about the kind and types of food I was eating and whether this had contributed to the cancer. I became paranoid about food and started to develop an unhealthy relationship with food almost to the point that I started looking at food as though it was the cause of the cancer. I am generally a fit and healthy 53 year old, who has a good balanced diet didn’t smoke, drink or eat alot of junk food .However I still felt that I needed to seek nutrition advice.I looked online and found many organizations and individuals that were claiming to be cancer nutritionists. Some were legit, others I guess not. There is a big money making market out there by scaremongering tactics.
With so much information out there it’s very easy to be drawn into the tactics that some individuals use into making you believe that if you eat a certain type of food you can prevent a recurrence etc. Just be careful and mindful of this.
Look for advice from reputable organisations.
Hope you find what you’re looking for.
Take care