Nutrition Services for Cancer Patients

Cancer Nutrition Resources List

This resource list provides websites, cookbooks, and other resources on nutrition and cancer.

Informational Websites

General Cancer and Nutrition

• The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• The American Cancer Society
• American Institute for Cancer Research
• Cancercare
• Cancer CAREPoint
• Cancer Nutrition Consortium: Nutritional Guidance and Support
• Cancer Support Community
• National Agricultural Library Food and Nutrition Information Center
• National Cancer Institute
• National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
• Oncology Nutrition (a practice group of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
• Physicians’ Committee for Responsible Medicine Cancer Survivor’s Guide

Complimentary Medicine and Supplements

• National Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine
• National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements

Cookbooks

Cookbooks available from the Stanford Medicine Health Library:

There is no cost to borrow these cookbooks from the Stanford Medicine Health Library. Some are available electronically. Call 650-725-8400 or email the Stanford Medicine Health Library healthlibrary@stanfordhealthcare.org if you need help finding any of these resources.

• The American Cancer Society New Healthy Eating Cookbook by Jeanne Besser, (2016). This book is available as an eBook from the Stanford Medicine Health Library.
• The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen: Nourishing, big-flavor recipes for cancer treatment and recovery by Rebecca Katz with Mat Edelson, (2017). 
• Clean Soups: Simple, nourishing recipes for Health and Vitality by Rebecca Katz and Mat Edelson,( 2016). 
• The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook: 500 vibrant, kitchen-tested recipes for living and eating well every day by America’s Test Kitchen, (2016). 
• The Complete Plant-based Cookbook: 500 inspired, flexible recipes for eating well without meat by American’s Test Kitchen, (2020).
• The Essential Cancer Treatment Nutrition Guide &Cookbook: Includes 150 healthy & delicious recipes by Jean LaMantia RD, (2012).
• The Longevity Kitchen: Satisfying, big-flavor recipes featuring the top 16 age-busting power foods by Rebecca Katz and Mat Edelson, (2013).
• The Meals to Heal Cookbook: 150 easy nutritionally balanced recipes to nourish you during your fight with cancer by Susan Bratton and Jessica Iannotta, MS, RD,CSO, CDN (2016). 
• What to Eat During Cancer Treatment: More than 130 recipes to help you cope by Jeanne Besser and Barbara Grant, (2019). This book is available as an eBook from the Stanford Medicine Health Library.

Other Cookbooks:

• The Cancer Diet Cookbook: Comforting recipes for treatment and recovery by Dionne Detraz, RDN, (2020).
• Cancer Diet for the Newly Diagnosed: an integrative guide and cookbook for treatment and recovery. Tamar Rothenberg, MD, RDN, (2022).
• SpiceRack: A Spicy Action Plan with Recipes for Every Day by Rachel Beller MD, RDN, (2023). Note: This book includes contributions from Stanford Medicine dietitians.
• Quick &Healthy: 50 Simple Delicious Recipes for Every Day by the American Cancer Society, (2019).

Recipe Websites

• 101 Cookbooks
• American Institute for Cancer Research recipe index and recipe newsletter
• Cancer Support Community
• Cook for Your Life
• Eating Well
• Vegetarian Times

Food and Meal Resources

• Ceres Community Project (provides free and low-cost meals in Marin and Sonoma County)
• Culinary Angels (Tri-Valley area: Livermore, Dublin, Pleasanton)
• Teen Kitchen Project (free or low-cost meals available in Santa Cruz County) 
• Stanford Health Care Resource Hub This database provides information on free and low-cost resources and services, including food and meal services anywhere in the United States.

Disclaimer: Many of these resources are not Stanford Health Resources (SHC). SHC is not responsible for non-SHC content.