Nutrition Support Throughout Your Cancer Treatment
Proper nutrition can help patients maintain strength, manage treatment side effects, and support recovery during and after cancer treatment. Dr. Schirippa provides medical nutrition therapy in coordination with your oncology team.
Why Nutrition Matters During Cancer Treatment
Cancer and its treatments — including chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery — can significantly affect appetite, digestion, and nutritional status. A well-managed nutrition plan can help patients better tolerate treatment and support their overall condition.
Our Approach
- Assessment of nutritional status and treatment-related symptoms (appetite loss, nausea, taste changes, weight changes)
- Personalized nutrition plan, adapted to treatment phase and tolerance
- Strategies to help maintain weight, strength, and energy levels
- Full coordination with your oncologist and treating medical team
- Ongoing follow-up, adjusted as your treatment progresses
Important Note
This service provides nutritional support as a complement to oncological treatment and does not replace the care provided by your oncology team.
Support Your Body Through Treatment
Book a consultation to build a nutrition plan aligned with your treatment and needs. Have questions before booking? Ask Dr. Schirippa directly.
Curious about the science behind nutrition and cancer care? Read our article on Nutrition and Oncology.
Interested in the evidence behind plant compounds like resveratrol and curcumin? Read our article on Plant Extracts and Cancer.
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Plant Extracts and Cancer: Separating Laboratory Promise from Clinical Proof
Cancer patients and their families frequently ask about plant-derived compounds — resveratrol from red wine, aloe vera, curcumin from turmeric, green tea catechins — as potential aids alongside their treatment. The interest is understandable: these molecules have genuinely interesting biology. Understanding what the science actually shows, however, requires distinguishing between three very different types of…
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Nutrition and Oncology: Rethinking Cancer as a Metabolic Disease
For most of the last century, cancer research has been dominated by one guiding idea: that tumors arise from an accumulation of genetic mutations. This somatic mutation theory has shaped diagnosis, drug development, and treatment planning for decades. But a parallel line of research — one rooted in metabolism rather than genetics — has been…