Let’s talk about nutrition:
A conversation about the role food plays in living well with ovarian cancer.
This Friends and Founders event with Erin Pellegrin from the breast and ovarian cancer organization, Unite for Her covers:
- Why nutrition matters for cancer patients - Including the risk of malnutrition
- Getting started with 3 P’s - One of them is protein
- The challenges which may arise - Discover strategies to overcome them
Watch the recording.
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Additional Resources
References
- Nutrition in Gynecological Diseases: Current Perspectives: Nutrients. 2021 Apr; 13(4): 1178.
- Malnutrition, sarcopenia, and cancer cachexia in gynecologic cancer: Gynecol Oncol 2023 Aug;175:142-155.
- Post-Diagnosis Dietary Patterns among Cancer Survivors in Relation to All-Cause Mortality and Cancer-Specific Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies Nutrients 2023, 15(17), 3860.
- Association of Protein Intake with Recurrence and Survival Following Primary Treatment of Ovarian Cancer: Am J Clin Nutr 2023 Jul;118(1):50-58
- American Institute of Cancer Research
- World Cancer Research Fund