May 8, 2019 Chat - Supplements / Vitamins Are they Helpful?

The #gyncsm Community spoke about nutrition in 2015. Since then there have been a number of questions about the helpfulness of vitamins and supplements during treatment and to reduce the risk for cancers and cancer recurrence. This month on May 8, 2019 at 9pm ET (8pm Central, 6pm Pacific) we will chat about Supplements / Vitamins - Are They Helpful? We'll discuss what has shown to be helpful, what to avoid, what helps your immune system, the benefits of vitamin D and pill-based vs. food-based.

Guiding our discussion will be the following Topic Questions (T#):

T1: Can vitamins be helpful to a woman diagnosed with a cancer at each point in her cancer experience - before, during and after treatment? Are there vitamin studies related to gynecologic cancers specifically?

T2: Are there vitamins and supplements a gynecologic cancer patient should avoid during treatment - surgery/chemo/radiation/immunotherapy? What about concerns that some vitamins and supplements help cancer grow?

T3: Which supplements are most helpful for cancer patients and are shown to boost the immune system? Where can reliable information about supplements be found?

T4: Studies have show than Vitamin D is beneficial for colon cancer patients. Is there potential to benefit gynecologic cancer patients as well?

T5: Are there foods patients can eat to get the vitamins they need in place of pills? What are some resources to learn more about nutrition after a cancer diagnosis?

In preparation for the chat, you may be interested in this podcast from Cancer.Net
5 Myths about Cancer and Food, Explained by Dietitians

https://www.cancer.net/blog/2016-06/5-myths-about-cancer-and-food-explained-dietitians

May 8th is also World Ovarian Cancer Day.

You may find more information about the day at https://ovariancancerday.org/

We hope you can join us! 

Dee

#gyncsm Co-founder