Treatment Options of cancer

Nutrition Education:

• Adequate calories, fat, protein and fluids to regain/maintain reasonable weight during active treatment
  
• Modify meal frequency, content and presentation as needed; use creative feeding strategies to encourage eating

Supplements

• Consider high calorie, nutrient-rich foods or liquid supplements for malnutrition associated with disease and/or treatment
  
• Consider vitamin/mineral supplements appropriate to patient's condition
  

Medications

• Recognize that radiation, chemotherapy and/or surgery may negatively impact nutritional and/or metabolic status and/or anatomical function
  
• Consider use of appetite stimulants, antinausea and/or anabolic drugs for management of anorexia or cachexia