Oncology Dietitian & Prehabilitation Support
Sam has extensive clinical experience in oncology, surgery and prehabilitation, supporting people before, during and after cancer treatment and major surgery.
Why Specialist Oncology Dietetic Support Matters
Cancer and its treatment can make eating well much more difficult.
Poor appetite, nausea, taste changes, swallowing difficulties, bowel symptoms and fatigue can all affect nutritional intake. At the same time, energy and protein requirements may increase.
Specialist dietetic support can help maintain nutritional intake, reduce unintentional weight and muscle loss, manage treatment-related symptoms and support recovery.
The aim is not to follow a “perfect” diet during treatment. It is to maintain strength, nutritional adequacy and quality of life while adapting advice to the individual treatment plan and symptoms.
Nutrition During Cancer Treatment
Support during treatment can include:
- maintaining energy and protein intake
- managing poor appetite
- unintentional weight loss
- taste changes
- nausea or gastrointestinal symptoms
- adapting food texture where needed
- oral nutritional supplements where appropriate
- maintaining muscle and strength
Advice is tailored to diagnosis, treatment and individual symptoms.
Nutrition Before Surgery or Treatment
Prehabilitation aims to improve nutritional status and resilience before a planned operation or course of treatment.
Support may include identifying recent weight or muscle loss, improving protein and energy intake, addressing poor nutritional intake and preparing for expected changes after surgery.
The aim is to enter treatment as nutritionally prepared as possible.
Nutrition During Recovery
Nutritional needs can continue to change after treatment or major surgery.
Support may include rebuilding dietary intake, regaining strength, managing persistent symptoms, maintaining muscle, adapting to changes in digestion or appetite and improving nutritional adequacy during recovery.
Support is also available where nutritional care is required alongside palliative treatment.
CONTACT ME
Telephone/Whatsapp: +447833735167
E-mail: Samthearsondietitian@gmail.com