Foods to eat to support the fight with lung cancer and brain mets, which is also suitable during chemotherapy

[sarah_budden]

Hi All

My lovely step dad has suddenly become unwell and diagnosed with squamous cell lung cancer and brain mets. We are devastated. My dad dies 3 years ago of lung cancer and I have just ran the London marathon for Roy Castle. this has shaken us.

We want to do all we can. can you recommend and foods that people say are useful in the fight against cancer? We want to try and do everything we can

Many Thanks

Sarah

[Denzie]

During treatment the best kind of food to give him is anything he will eat. It’s best to avoid refined sugars but his brain and heart need sugars to function.

When my mom went through whole brain radiation it affected her senses of taste and smell. Foods she absolutely adored suddenly tasted or smelled like old, dirty gym shoes. A food she craved one day caused nausea the next. Two days later she loved it again.

Keep a variety of his favorites on hand but make milk shakes with Boost. My mom liked cheese, pickled beets, chocolate biscuits with chocolate mint frosting, bananas, pickles, and bacon best. I ate ice cream with fudge sauce every night of my lung cancer chemo and radiation 7.5 years ago.

Thank you for your efforts to care for your stepdad. To receive such devotion he must be a wonderful man. Thank you to for your efforts to advocate and raise money to fight lung cancer.

[sarah_budden in reply to Denzie]

Thank you so much Denzie this is really helpful. He is amazing!

[RoyCastleHelpline Partner Ask the Nurse Roy Castle]

Hello sarah_budden,

I am very sorry to hear that your step dad has been diagnosed with lung cancer, this will be a very difficult time for the whole family. Denzie has given you very good advice on diet, small appetising portions of food that he likes, chemotherapy can also alter your taste buds and you may find that he is liking things that may have not appealed to him in the past. I have added a link to cancer research site which has some tips on what to eat and some links to other articles on diet and cancer

cancerresearchuk.org/about-...

If you would like to speak with someone please give us a call on our nurse led helplie

freephone 0800 358 7200

Kind regards

Roy Castle Helpline

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