BBC Agrees with Envita Medical Center -- Nutrition is Incredibly Important in Cancer Treatment

Nutrition: The Overlooked Ingredient in Cancer Treatment

The BBC is reporting what we at Envita Medical Center have been saying for decades -- nutrition is one of the most important aspects of fighting cancer and winning. If more people only knew this important aspect, then maybe this fight against cancer would be even more winnable. Read an excerpt below:

Thousands of scientific papers have been published on the link between diet and the treatment and prevention of cancer. But in practice food is still considered a marginal aspect of cancer care.

I was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma (MM), a cancer of the bone marrow, in December 2011.

At every chemo session I was offered a white bread sandwich, a fizzy drink, and a chocolate bar or packet of biscuits.

Nurses told me that there was no point in worrying about what I ate. "Worrying" is not what I or any other patient wants to do. 

We want to know what will help us get through treatment in the best way possible, and what, if anything, might keep a recurrence at bay - and that includes how diet may help. 

We do not want to feel like a helpless pawn in a big and overwhelming system. 

But unless you are very lucky, you will not be told about any of the latest food-related research when you enter the parallel universe that is cancer treatment. 

Read more here.