Leukemia

Seven Insights for Better Nutrition During Cancer Treatment

Margaret Martin RD, MS, LDN

January 28, 2016

In the New Year, you may be looking to turn over a new leaf. One goal may be to improve your nutrition. Many cancer survivors struggle with food issues. In fact, research shows that up to 80 percent of people with a cancer diagnosis are expected to experience malnutrition at some point during treatment.

Daniel

Leukemia Survivor

I was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in March 2010 at the age of 48. The cancer advanced rapidly and I was treated with a fludarabine/cyclophosphamide/rituximab (FCR) regimen at MD Anderson in Houston and locally in my hometown of Raleigh, NC between January and July of 2011. The treatment achieved a partial remission.

Kelly

Supporter

This is a photo of my best friend and I -- my Grandma Smiley and I. Grandma Smiley was first diagnosed with Leukemia in 2000. Until just recently she was still fighting, 15 years later.