The Best Foods to Eat During Ovarian Cancer Treatment
- When it comes to nutrition and ovarian cancer, the key is to eat a balanced diet
- Undercooked meats and seafood can pose a risk for infection
- In some women, grapefruits and Seville oranges should be avoided, since they can interact with certain medications
“There haven’t been specific foods that have been shown to have more benefit than others,” says Jessica Perreau, a family nurse practitioner at Texas Oncology in San Antonio. “So we just recommend just a well-balanced diet overall.”
Read More Eating a well-balanced diet — which includes a healthy combination of carbohydrates, proteins, fruits, vegetables, sugars, and fats — will keep your body healthy overall, and in much better shape to tolerate your treatment.
Perreau does share several foods that can be smart to avoid or limit during ovarian cancer, including:
- Processed foods and fast foods
- Raw or undercooked meat or seafood, since foodborne illness or infections can be harder to fight off with a compromised immune system
- For some women, grapefruits and Seville oranges, since they can interact with certain medications
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