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Nutrition Services for Cancer Patients

Stanford Medicine Cancer Center

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.

Services Available at These Locations (2)
Make an appointment

Care and Treatment

Cancer Nutrition Resources List

WEBSITES AND PHONE NUMBERS

Cancer Supportive Care Program

The American Cancer Society, 1-800-ACS-2345

National Cancer Institute, 1-800-4-CANCER

Oncolink

Cancercare.org, 1-800-813-HOPE

NEWSLETTERS

Newsletter on Diet, Nutrition and Cancer Prevention

Environmental Nutrition, 1-800-829-5384

Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter, 1-800-274-7581

Nutrition Action Health Letter: Center for Science in the Public Interest

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

Cookinglight.com - Reduced calorie recipes

Vegetariantimes.com - plant-based recipes

Foodfit.com - website for general nutrition info and great recipes

EatingWell.com - website and magazine with great health tips & recipes

101Cookbooks.com – local, seasonal, and healthy plant-based recipes

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.

Get the recipe »

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Breakfast Recipes

Apple Muffins

Baked Oatmeal

Banana Bran Muffins

Banana-Oatmeal Hot Cakes

Multigrain Pancakes with Strawberry Sauce

Orange Bran Flax Muffins

Spring Vegetable Frittata

Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins

Appetizer Recipes

Pesto Toastini

Fiesta Quesadillas with Black Beans

Skewered Shrimp, Chicken and Pineapple with Honey Orange Dipping Sauce

Stuffed Mushrooms & Jalapeño Cornbread

Zucchini Bites

Soup and Salad Recipes

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

Golden Fruit Salad

Hawaiian Star Soup

Hearty Vegetable and Brown Rice Soup

Hot and Sour Soup

Lentil Sweet Potato Soup

Marinated Artichoke Potato Salad

Melon Salad

Minty Cucumber-Quinoa-Grape Salad

Mulligatawny Soup

Papaya, Chicken and Pecan Salad

Pluot Summer Salad

Pomegranate Salad

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

Main Course and Entrée Recipes

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

Side Dish Recipes

Asian Green Bean Stir-Fry

Asian Pilaf

Avocado and Mango Salsa

Baked Sweet Potato Wedges

Bok Choy with Sautéed Mushrooms and Shallots

Braised Kale with Black Beans and Tomatoes

Broccoli with Hazelnuts

Brussels Sprouts with Pecans and Dried Cranberries

Butternut Squash Pilaf

Garlicky Greens

Honey-Roasted Parsnips, Sweet Potatoes and Apples

Lite Hummus Dip

Parmesan Orzo Primavera

Peas-Mushroom Pilaf

Quinoa Salad with Roasted Autumn Vegetables

Seasoned Spinach with Garlic

Simply Grilled Portobello Mushrooms

Spring Barley

Stir-Fried Kale with Slivered Carrots

Summer Gazpacho

Sweet Potato Power

Tofu Fried Rice

Winter Caponata

Dessert Recipes

Apple Cranberry Cobbler

Apple Crisp

Apple-Cranberry Crisp

Baked Summer Fruit

Better Brownies

Blueberry Crumble Pie

Cranberry-Orange Fruit Bars

Crunchy Oat Apricot Bars

Fresh Berry Sundaes

Fudge Brownie Sundaes

Ginger Spice Biscotti

Grilled Fruit with Strawberry Dip

Grilled Peaches with Honey and Yogurt

Harvest Apples

Lemon Cake

Marbled Pumpkin Cheesecake

Melon Sorbet

Pear Crisp

Pumpkin Bread

Pumpkin Mousse

Raspberry Cinnamon Sorbet

Rhubarb-Strawberry Parfaits

Sliced Oranges with Almonds and Ginger

Summer Fruit Gratin

Warm Chocolate Fantasy

Yogurt Berry Brûlée with Maple Almond Brittle

Shakes and Beverage Recipes

Apple Pumpkin Shake

Avocado and Melon Smoothie

Banana Cinnamon Vanilla Shake

Berry Blast Protein Shake

Cinnamint Green Tea

Cinnamon Hot Chocolate

Eggnog

Green Tea Slush

High Calorie Recipe: Cinnamon-Peach Smoothie

High Calorie Recipe: Super Protein Power Smoothie

Hot and Healthy Winter Teas

Juicing Recipes

Peach Apricot Dessert Smoothie

Sour Citrus Blast Smoothie

Spiced Brazilian Mocha

Tips for Making Smoothies and Shakes

High-Calorie Snack Recipes

High-Calorie Snack Recipes

High-Calorie Beverage Recipes

High-Calorie Snack Recipes

For Patients

PREPARE FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT

  • Bring your photo ID and Insurance Card
  • Maps, directions, parking, public transit options, and contact information

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?

650-498-6000

DIRECTIONS

RESOURCES

Billing and insurance

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.

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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