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Nutrition Services for Cancer Patients
Nutrition Services for Cancer Patients
Nutrition is an important part of life, cancer treatment, recovery, and prevention. Food is one of the few things you can be in control of during your treatment. The oncology certified registered dietitians at the Stanford Cancer Center are here to help you make informed choices about nutrition, answer your nutrition-related questions, and help you to achieve and maintain good health.
Care and Treatment
Cancer Nutrition Resources List
COOK BOOKS
The Longevity Kitchen, Rebecca Katz w/Mat Edelson, 2013
Cancer Fighting Kitchen, Rebecca Katz w/Mat Edelson, 2009
One Bite at a Time, 2nd Ed, Rebecca Katz w/Mat Edelson, 2008
The Essential Cancer Treatment Nutrition Guide and Cookbook, Jean LaMantia RD, 2012
What to Eat During Cancer Treatment: 100 Great-Tasting, Family Friendly Recipes to Help You Cope, J. Besser, K. Ratley RD, CSO, LDN, S. Knecht RD, CSO, LDN, M. Szafranski RD, CSO, LDN
Betty Crocker’s Living with Cancer Cookbook: Easy Recipes & Tips through Treatment & Beyond,K. Ghosh, et al, 2007
The Cancer Lifeline Cookbook: Recipes, Ideas & Advice to Optimize the Lives of People Living with Cancer, K. Mathai, MS. RD & G. Smith, 2004
Eating Well Through Cancer, Holly Clegg & Gerald Miletello, MD
Easy to Swallow, Easy to Chew Cookbook, Donna Weihofen, et al, 2002
The Cancer Survival Cookbook, Donna Weihofen & Christina Marino, 1998
Stanford Health Library
The Stanford Health Library has many cookbooks and nutrition resources for patients and visitors, including some on this page.
Visit us on the 1st floor of the Cancer Center across from the Cafe for assistance.
Recipe Websites
OTHER BOOKS AND RESOURCES
Supportive Cancer Care, The Complete Guide for Patients and Their Families, Ernest H.Rosenbaum, MD, Isadora Rosenbaum, MA, 1998, 2001
Nutrition Facts from the Stanford Cancer Center
- Nutrition facts and guidelines during cancer treatment (PDF)
- Cancer nutrition facts resource list (PDF)
- Cancer Survivorship nutrition facts (PDF)
- Dealing with diarrhea during cancer treatment - nutrition tips (PDF)
- Dealing with diarrhea during chemo and radiation - nutrition facts (PDF)
- Dealing with constipation during cancer treatment - nutrition facts (PDF)
- Dealing with gas and bloating during cancer treatment - nutrition facts (PDF)
- Dealing with loss of appetite during cancer treatment - nutrition facts (PDF)
- Dealing with nausea and vomiting during cancer treatment - nutrition facts (PDF)
- Guía para la náusea y el vómito (PDF)
- Dealing with taste changes during cancer treatment - nutrition facts (PDF)
- Dealing with a sore mouth or throat during cancer treatment - nutrition facts (PDF)
- Nutrition guide while undergoing chemotherapy (PDF)
- Nutrition guide while undergoing radiation to the head and neck (PDF)
- How to increase calories and protein during cancer treatment (PDF)
- How to increasie calories and protein with lactose free sources during cancer treatment (PDF)
- Protein sources during cancer treatment - nutrition guide (PDF)
- Guía para las proteínas (PDF)
- Food safety guide during cancer treatment (PDF)
- Guide to making vegetables taste good (PDF)
- Organic vs non organic foods during cancer treatment - nutrition facts (PDF)
- Phytochemicals during cancer treatment - nutrition facts (PDF)
- Post esophagectomy nutrition guide (PDF)
- Breast cancer nutrition facts (PDF)
- Prostate cancer nutrition facts (PDF)
- Added Sugars (PDF)
Recipes
Cancer Fighting Recipe of the Week: Week 3
In honor of Colon Cancer Awareness month, we'll be featuring four colorectal cancer friendly recipes each week during the month of March.
Basil Broccoi
Broccoli, cabbage, collard greens, kale, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts are all cruciferous vegetables. This vegetable family contains powerful phytochemicals, including carotenoids, indoles and glucosinolates and isothiocyanates, which have been studied and shown to slow the growth of many cancers.
- Asparagus and Scallion Soup with Almonds
- Black Bean and Corn Salad
- Broccoli Sunflower Salad
- Butternut Squash Soup
- California Citrus Greens Salad with Garlic Dressing
- Carrot and Apple Soup
- Creamy Irish Soup
- Crunchy Chicken Salad
- Curried Chicken Salad
- Curried Chickpea Salad with Walnuts
- Easy Pea Soup with Tarragon
- Egyptian Red Lentil Soup
- Fall Stew in a Pumpkin with Poblano-Cucumber Salsa
- Pumpkin Bisque
- Roasted Asparagus Salad
- Salmon Salad with Pimento and Herbs
- Shredded Carrot and Beet Salad
- Spicy Black Bean Salad
- Spinach Salad with Strawberry Vinaigrette
- Spinach, Red Bell Pepper and Feta Cheese Salad with Yogurt Dressing
- Spring Pea Soup
- Summer Rice Salad
- Sweet and Spicy Carrot Salad
- Vegetable Soup
- Whole Grain Salad
- 10 Minute Italian Chicken Stir Fry
- Anytime Burrito
- Baked Tofu Kabobs
- Barley, Turkey & Butternut Squash Casserole
- Bean and Vegetable Enchilada Casserole
- Bean Surprise
- Broiled Portobello Mushrooms
- Cajun Salmon over Polenta
- Chicken Chili
- Chicken Enchilada Casserole
- Cranberry Salmon
- Cranberry-Turkey Salad Sandwiches
- Crispy Parmesan Turkey Cutlets
- Crunchy Veggie Wrap
- Easy Spinach Lasagna
- Eating Well Sloppy Joe
- Egg, Spinach, and Bacon Sandwiches
- Fish Filet with Squash and Herbs
- Greek-Style Scallops
- Grilled Ginger Tuna
- Grilled Halibut with a Tomato-Herb Sauce
- Grilled Portobello Burgers
- Grilled Vegetable Polenta with Pan Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Sauce
- Halibut with Citrus and Garlic
- Healthy Jambalaya
- Hearty Beef Stew with Winter Vegetables
- Hearty Mediterranean Stew
- Herbed Polenta with Grilled Portobello Mushrooms
- Indonesian Salmon
- Lasagna Rolls
- Lemon Dijon Salmon
- Mediterranean Grilled Veggie Pockets
- Molasses-Cured Pork Loin with Apples
- Mushroom Goulash
- New American Plate "Tetrazzini" Casserole
- New Tuna Salad
- Peppers Stuffed with Barley, Parmesan and Onion
- Pizza Meat Loaf
- Pumpkin Gnocchi
- Quinoa and Mushroom Pilaf with Dill
- Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
- Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Maple Mustard Sauce
- Scallion Crusted Arctic Char
- Seared Scallops with Beet Puree and Arugula Salad
- Soft Tacos with Southwestern Vegetables
- Spaghetti alla Carbonara
- Speedy Summer Ratatouille
- Spicy Broccoli, Cauliflower and Tofu
- Steamed Halibut on Spinach with Lemon Sauce
- Stuffed Cornish Hens
- Summer Tofu Kebab with Peanut Sauce
- Sweet and Sour Chicken
- Sweet and Sour Tofu
- Tofu Cutlets Marsala
- Turkey & Cranberry Wrap
- Turkey Reuben Grilled Sandwiches
- Udon Noodles with Spicy Peanut Ginger Sauce
- Veggie Pita Pizzas
- White Wine Coq au Vin
- Whole Wheat Pasta with Fennel, Peas and Arugula
- Zesty Roasted Chicken
For Patients
PREPARE FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT
Review the New Patient Packet for information about:
- What to expect on the day of your appointment
- Maps, directions, parking, public transit options, and contact information
- Other patient resources
Ask your physician for a REFERRAL for a Cancer Center Nutrition Appointment
Our dietitians are available for 45 minute consults by appointment only, Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Download our nutrition appointment flyer.
Questions about your appointment or need to make a change?
For Health Care Professionals
Our dietitians are available for 45 minute consults by appointment only on: Mondays – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
HOW TO REFER
Call us at 1-650-498-6000 to refer a new patient for a nutrition consultation. If you wish to refer a patient to the Stanford Cancer Center, please call the Physician Helpline.
Download our nutrition appointment flyer.
Returning Patient
Questions about your appointment or need to make a change? Call:
Nutrition Services for Cancer Patients at Stanford Cancer Center Palo Alto
650-498-6000
Nutrition Services for Cancer Patients at Stanford Cancer Center South Bay
408-426-4900