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    • Eating Well When you Have Cancer File

      Eating well is important at each stage of cancer and recovery. Eating well can help people with cancer feel stronger and have more energy. This resource explains how to manage changes in appetite from cancer treatment, how to manage side effects related to eating, and has recipes that are easy to follow.

      Format: Brochure - Time to Complete: 1 hour
    • Increasing Calories and Protein in Your Diet URL

      Eating during cancer treatment can be hard. Eating foods that are high in protein and calories can help increase energy. This brochure has examples of foods that are high in protein and calories, and offers eating tips.

      Format: Brochure - Time to Complete: 10 minutes
    • Nutrition Tips for Caregivers URL

      Cooking healthy meals is important when you are caring for someone with cancer. This video explains how to save time when preparing meals, how to meet different calorie needs, and provides a time saving recipe that is easy to make.

      Format: Website - Time to Complete: 5 minutes
    • Eating Hints: Before, During and After Cancer Treatment URL

      People with cancer may have eating problems before, during or after cancer treatment. This brochure explains how cancer treatment can cause eating problems, how to manage eating problems, types of foods and snacks to eat, and offers eating tips.

      Format: Brochure - Time to Complete: 1 hour
    • Food Safety for People with Weakened Immune Systems URL

      Food safety is important for people with cancer who have a weakened immune system. These videos offer instructions on how to choose foods in a safe way, how to handle foods safely and how to cook foods safely.

      Format: Video Series - Time to Complete: 3 minutes per video
    • Change your diet to manage high blood glucose during cancer treatment URL

      Some cancer patients may get high blood glucose from treatment. This brochure provides information on what treatment can cause high blood glucose and how to manage it through nutrition. 

      Format: Brochure - Time to Complete: 8 minutes
    • Eating Well After Your Allogenic Bone Marrow or Stem Cell Transplant URL

      Eating and drinking after having a stem cell transplant can be difficult at times. This brochure provides information on how to get the nutrition your body needs and tips on food safety.

      Format: Brochure - Time to Complete: 6 minutes
    • Food Safety URL

      When you have cancer, your immune system which usually protects you from infection may be weakened. This pamphlet has some useful tips and instructions that you can follow everyday to lower your chances of getting food poisoning.

      Format: Brochure - Time to Complete: 14 minutes
    • How to Keep Eating and Swallowing During Radiation Treatment URL

      This pamphlet has some useful tips for eating and swallowing changes during treatment.

      Format: Brochure - Time to Complete: 4 minutes
    • How to Manage Constipation URL

      Constipation is when you have bowel movements (go poo) less often than what is normal for you. This pamphlet has some useful tips for relief during treatment.

      Format: Brochure - Time to Complete: 4 minutes
    • How to Manage Nausea and Vomiting URL

      Nausea and vomiting are upsetting symptoms that can have a big impact on your well-being. This pamphlet has some useful tips for relief during treatment.

      Format: Brochure - Time to Complete: 7 minutes
    • Increasing Calories and Protein in Your Diet URL

      Eating during cancer treatment can sometimes be difficult. This pamphlet has some useful tips for focusing on high calorie and high protein foods.

      Format: Brochure - Time to Complete: 4 minutes
    • Know About a Low Fibre Diet for Partial Bowel Obstruction URL

      Bowel obstruction is when your small or large bowel is partly or fully blocked. This pamphlet has some useful tips for a low fibre diet to help with bowel obstruction.

      Format: Brochure - Time to Complete: 10 minutes
    • Living with Short Bowel Syndrome URL

      This guide is for people with Short Bowel Syndrome who have some colon remaining. It will provide tips on managing symptoms and nutrition.

      Format: Brochure - Time to Complete: 6 minutes
    • Low-Iodine Diet URL

      For people preparing for radioactive iodine treatment (RAI) or test. 

      Format: Brochure - Time to Complete: 5 minutes
    • Managing a High Output Ostomy URL

      For people with an ileostomy or jejunostomy.

      Format: Brochure - Time to Complete: 4 minutes
    • What You Need to Know About Antioxidants During Your Radiation Therapy URL

      Antioxidants are nutrients found in some foods and also in supplements such as pills. This brochure will provide information on if you should take them during radiation treatment.

      Format: Brochure - Time to Complete: 3 minutes
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