chemotherapy diet

Carefully planning a diet is never more important than during mesothelioma chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is currently one of the main treatments for mesothelioma. But as we discussed in a recent post, a side effect of chemotherapy often is nausea and lack of appetite. This can lead to weight loss at a time when a mesothelioma patient needs physical as well as emotional strength to withstand the treatment. As the ancient Greek doctor Hippocrates, considered to be the father of western medicine said, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” With these words from the 5th Century BC, … [Read more...]