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Taking Chemotherapy For Ovarian Cancer. Mal-nourished. Need Diet Advice
My daughter s oncologist told us there is/are recipes to make a high protein drink with Carnation Instant Breakfast, powdered milk, and 1% milk. I have tried a few searches but nothing comes up w/these 3 ingredients. Do you know of any such recipes? My daughter has stge 4 ovarian cancer and just started chemo . Doctor says she is mal-nourished since she hasn t been eating much for last 5-6 weeks.
Sat, 29 Jun 2013
I don't know any such reciepies. you can try kabiven powder. But one thing I can caution is that no nutrition supplement that will treat her mal nutrition. Only treatment of cancer will resolve her mal nutrition. There is controversy that feeding the patient with nutrition supplement is like feeding the tumor itself and only indication for supplement is when she is not able to take orally because of extensive oral ulcer caused by chemotherapy
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