New Nutrition Resource Now Available
- Abdominal Cancers Alliance
- Jan 30
- 2 min read
We are excited to share a new resource designed to help patients and caregivers navigate nutrition during cancer treatment, recovery, and through survivorship. Proper nourishment plays an important role in maintaining strength, supporting healing, managing side effects, and improving overall quality of life. This easy-to-use nutrition overview is tailored specifically to the challenges faced by people with abdominal cancers.
Check out this new resource here:
Why Nutrition Matters on the Cancer Journey
Cancer and its treatments can profoundly impact appetite, digestion, weight, energy, and immune function, all of which are tied to how well the body is nourished. Good nutrition supports healing, helps patients maintain strength, and can ease many common side effects. It’s also an important way caregivers can actively support the people they care for.
What You’ll Find
This new resource breaks down practical, evidence-based information into clear, actionable sections, including:
Nutrition Basics
Hydration, small frequent meals, protein-forward choices, eating a colorful mix of foods, and limiting highly processed or high-sugar items.
Food Journal Tips
How keeping track of foods and symptoms can help identify what works best for each individual.
Managing Common Side Effects
Practical dietary strategies for nausea, loss of appetite, diarrhea, constipation, fatigue, weight loss, mouth sores, and more.
Foods to Eat (and Avoid)
Suggestions for nutrient-dense foods that support health and wellbeing, along with guidance on foods to limit.
Working with a Registered Dietician
Why partnering with an oncology-experienced registered dietician is valuable, plus guidance on finding one.
Food Safety and Supplements
How to reduce the risk of food-borne illness when immune systems are compromised, and what to consider before adding supplements.
Movement and Appetite
Simple movement suggestions that can help stimulate appetite and support overall wellbeing.
Recipes and Further Reading
Curated books and resources to make healthy eating more manageable and sustainable.
Built by Patients, for Patients
True to the Alliance’s mission of being a patient-led and patient-focused organization, this resource was created by patients, caregivers, and experts in oncology and nutrition. But individualized care is important to every patient. Their experiences with cancer are different and so are their nutritional needs. This resource is intended as practical guidance, not a one-size-fits-all prescription. Patients should always consult their healthcare team or a registered dietician for personalized recommendations.
Explore the Nutrition Guide Today
Whether you’re newly diagnosed, in treatment, recovering, or supporting someone you love, we hope this resource becomes a trusted tool in your journey.
You are not alone and we’re here to help.
Together, we’re working to ensure that no patient faces abdominal cancer without
support, information, and hope.
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