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Is Drinking Ensure Good For Cancer Patients?
Question: Hello Dr
Still some clarification on the ENSURE drink for cancer patient. We have been told that milk and diary products are not good for cancer. Am concerned. My mother was diagnosed with colon cancer, she's gone thro surgery and chemo. And there appears to be another tumor around stomacch area. She's complaining of pains.
Still some clarification on the ENSURE drink for cancer patient. We have been told that milk and diary products are not good for cancer. Am concerned. My mother was diagnosed with colon cancer, she's gone thro surgery and chemo. And there appears to be another tumor around stomacch area. She's complaining of pains.
Brief Answer:
Considerations
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for the query,
The main advantage of Ensure is that it includes a higher amount of proteins which can help patients maintain weight better than a typical dairy product.
Typically we would recommend one to two cans of Ensure daily to help patients consume an appropriate amount of calories.
Milk and dairy are not necessarily harmful but they might not provide an adequate amount of nutrition compared to Ensure which has proteins and is enriched with vitamins and minerals.
Thanks for sending the query, I hope your mother does well under the supervision of her physicians.
Sincerely,
Dr. Galamaga
Considerations
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for the query,
The main advantage of Ensure is that it includes a higher amount of proteins which can help patients maintain weight better than a typical dairy product.
Typically we would recommend one to two cans of Ensure daily to help patients consume an appropriate amount of calories.
Milk and dairy are not necessarily harmful but they might not provide an adequate amount of nutrition compared to Ensure which has proteins and is enriched with vitamins and minerals.
Thanks for sending the query, I hope your mother does well under the supervision of her physicians.
Sincerely,
Dr. Galamaga
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you for your response on the ENSURE enquiry. we have a better understanding on it now.
My follow up question is still with respect to my mother and I have attached / uploaded 2 documents now. Being the recent test she did after the surgery and the light chemo she received .
What do you advise please?
My follow up question is still with respect to my mother and I have attached / uploaded 2 documents now. Being the recent test she did after the surgery and the light chemo she received .
What do you advise please?
Brief Answer:
Followup
Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
I did see the report. This mass should be assessed by her oncologist who may request a surgical opinion.
If she is having pain there may be some benefit to removing this particular mass.
Please discuss this with her doctor but it is my feeling that a surgical opinion may be helpful.
Sincerely,
Dr. Galamaga
Followup
Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
I did see the report. This mass should be assessed by her oncologist who may request a surgical opinion.
If she is having pain there may be some benefit to removing this particular mass.
Please discuss this with her doctor but it is my feeling that a surgical opinion may be helpful.
Sincerely,
Dr. Galamaga
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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