Saint Mary’s Outpatient Nutrition Services offers nutrition consultation that helps offset common side-effects of cancer and cancer treatment that can make eating well and staying healthy a challenge. Maintaining a well-balanced diet can also help with regaining strength and rebuilding tissues damaged by cancer; however, it can become difficult to eat well due to some of the side-effects (such as nausea or decreased appetite) or the emotional stress that can accompany a cancer diagnosis.
Benefits of nutrition consultation during cancer treatment
- Help with maintaining proper nutrition
- Assistance in minimizing weight loss and malnutrition
- Tailored meal plans that take into account personal preferences
- Eating guidelines that address side-effects that make it difficult to eat
- Evidence-based plans that filter through myths and fallacies around cancer and nutrition
- Nutrition assessment and plan for tube feeding when appropriate
Side-effects of cancer treatment that can be eased with nutrition consultation
- Weight loss or weight gain
- Loss of muscle mass
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea and vomiting
- Sore mouth and throat
- Dry mouth
- Fatigue
- Diarrhea
For more information, contact (775) 770-6063.
Saint Mary's Outpatient Nutrition
645 N. Arlington Ave., Suite 200
Reno, NV 89503
(775) 770-6063
