This section provides a listing of a wide variety of resources available to Health Professionals for reference and/or to forward to interested patients dealing with cancer.
The Internet Sites subsection provides more details on various links on nutrition and cancer. These links are outside the BCCA website and BCCA Nutrition Services has no editorial control over these sites.
Nutrition related books are available through the BCCA Library at the Vancovuer Centre. Some of these resources are described in the subsection, Library Resouces on Nutrition.
BCCA Nutrition Services has PowerPoint presentations available to Registered Dietitians for in-house services or conference presentations. A brief description of each of the presentations are available in the Presentations section and an electronic copy can be requested through Nutrition Services.
Please acknowledge BCCA Nutrition Services when using or referring to any of these materials.
Resources for Nutritional Care of Cancer Patients
Professional Resources
Many of the following resources are available through the BCCA Oncology Nutrition and Library/Cancer Information Centre.
Cancer Treatment:
Abby B. Nutrition Management of the Cancer Patient, Aspen Publishers, 1990.
American Dietetic Association DC Manual of Clinical Dietetics, Sixth Edition, pg 235-252, 2000.
Aspen Center for Patient Education. Oncology Diet & Nutrition: Patient Education Resource Manual, Aspen Publishers, 2000.
Bloch AS. Oncology Diet and Nutrition: Patient Education Resource Manual with disk., 2001..
Brown, JK, Hartmuller VW. Nutritional Resources for Patients with Cancer and Health Professionals. Cancer Practice 6(2): 125-128, 1998.
Gallagher-Allred, CR. Nutritional Care of the Terminally Ill. Aspen Publishers, Rockville Md., 1989.
Heber D, Blackburn GL, Go VLW, Nutritional Oncology, Academic Press, San Diego Ca, 1999.
Hunter AMB. Nutritional management of patients with neoplastic disease of the head and neck treated with radiation therapy. Nutrition in Clinical Practice 11(4): 157-169, 1996.
McCallum PD, Polisena CG. Clinical Guide to Oncology Nutrition, American Dietetic Association, 2000.
Moyad MA. ABC's of Nutrition and Supplements for Prostate Cancer; Realistic Approaches to the Treatment of Prostate Cancer Through Common Sense Nutrition and Supplements. Sleeping Bear Press, Chelsea, MI, 2000.
Ottery F. Subjective Global Assessment of the Cancer Patient. (Video) BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver BC, 2000.
Ottery F. Subjective Nutritional Global Assessment (SGA) of the Cancer Patient. (Video) BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver BC, 2000.
Symptom Management for the Cancer Patient: a Team Approach: Pt. 1. Association of Community Cancer Centers, Rockville Md, 2000.
Cancer Prevention:
Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer: A Global Perspective, World Cancer Research Fund, in association with American Institute for Cancer Research, 2007.
Heber D, What Color is Your Diet: The Seven (7) Colors of Health. HarperCollins Publishers, New York, New York, 2002.
Survivorship:
Demark-Wahnefried, W. Eating to Prevent Prostate Cancer and Lifestyle Modification to Improve Health After Diagnosis. BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, 2003. (Video)
Demark-Wahnefried, W. Prostate Cancer: Is There Evidence to Support Lifestyle Modification in the Continuum of Prevention to Cancer Control? BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, 2003. (Video)
Nutrition and Physical Activity During and After Cancer Treatment: An American Cancer Society Guide for Informed Choices. CA A Cancer Journal for Clinician. September/October 2003. 53(5): 268-291.
Weldon, Glen, editor. Dietary Options for Cancer Survivors: A guide to research on foods, food substances, herbals and dietary regimens that may influence cancer, American Institute for Cancer Research, 2002.
Unconventional & Complementary Therapies:
American Medical Association (AMA). Readers Guide to Alternative Health Methods. Arthur Haffner (Editor), AMA, Chicago, Illinois, 1993.
British Columbia Cancer Agency Unconventional Cancer Therapies (Second Edition), 1997.
Tyler, VE. The Honest Herbal: A Sensible Guide to the use of Herbs and Related Remedies, Third Edition, Pharmaceutical Products Press, 1993.
Newsletters:
Oncology:
Oncology Network Infoletter published quarterly by Dietitians of Canada Oncology Network, Dietitians of Canada, 480 University Avenue, Suite 604, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1V2, (416) 596-0857 ($25.00/year).
American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) Newsletter. Subscription information: AICR, 1759 R Street, N.W., Washington, DC, 20069, 1-800-843-8114 or visit their website at www.aicr.org.
On-Line, A Newsletter of the Oncology Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group, American Dietetic Association. Subscription information: 216 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago Illinois 60606-6995 or 312-899-0040 or visit their website at www.eatright.org.
Internet Sites:
-American Institute for Cancer Research www.aircr.org
-Abreast in the West www.abreastinthewest.ca
-Arizona Cancer Center www.azcc.arizona.edu
-Canadian Cancer Society www.cancer.ca
-Canadian Health Network www.canadian-health-network.ca
-CancerNet www.cancernet.nci.nih.gov
-Cancer Source www.cancersource.com
-Cancer Treatment Centers of America
www.cancercenter.com/after-care-services
-FDA Home page www.fda.gov
-Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center www.mskcc.org/aboutherbs
-NIH Office of Dietary Supplements http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/
-Nutrition Navigator www.navigator/tufts.edu
-OncoLink, University of Pennsylvania Cancer Centre www.oncolink.upenn.edu
Associations:
American Institute of Cancer Research (AICR), provides nutrition education pamphlets for cancer patients. Order maximum 2 free copies from: AICR, 1759 R Street, N.W., Washington, DC, 20069, 1-800-843-8114 or 202-328-7744.
British Columbia Cancer Agency (BCCA) Oncology Nutrition Network, BCCA Oncology Nutrition, http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/HPI/NutritionalCare/ONN/default.htm
Oncology Network, c/o Dietitians of Canada. Visit their website at www.dietitians.ca.