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During National Nutrition Month®, the nutrition team at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute reminds everyone that maintaining a healthy diet that is rich in plant-based foods is one of the best ways to help prevent cancer. Stacy Kennedy, MPH, RD, CSO, LDN, a nutritionist at Dana-Farber, discusses five of her favorite cancer-fighting foods.
Tags: Nutrition, Survivorship
What better way to say "I love you" than with a delicious and healthy meal. Chef Frank McClelland of Boston's four-star restaurant L'Espalier contributes recipes to this romantic dinner. All recipes are available in Dana-Farber's Health Library.
Tags: Nutrition, Prevention, Survivorship
Dana-Farber launches a free, easy-to-use Apple iPhone® app that provides recipes and nutrition information that can be searched by cancer patients, cancer survivors, their families, and anyone who wants to have a healthy diet.
Tags: Nutrition, PatientSupport, Prevention, Survivorship
The holidays are here and so is all the festive food. Some of it is naughty but much of it can be nice. "Many of the foods we enjoy around the holidays are not only delicious to eat, but they may also contain cancer-fighting nutrients," says Stacy Kennedy, MPH, RD, CSO, LDN, a nutritionist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Tags: Nutrition, Prevention
Stacy Kennedy, MPH, RD, CSO, LDN, a senior nutritionist at Dana-Farber, says many cancer-fighting foods are at their nutritional peak in the fall and it's a good time to incorporate them into a healthy diet. She explains what to look for and offers easy-to-prepare recipes.
Tags: Nutrition, Prevention
Wendy Chen, MD, MPH, a breast cancer expert at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute helps tackles some of the myths and misconceptions about breast cancer risk. She answers some of the more common questions, explains the studies behind the answers, and provides risk-lowering tips.
Tags: BreastCancer, Nutrition, PatientEducation, Prevention
With Valentine's Day around the corner, show that special someone how much you care. Dana-Farber nutritionist Stephanie Meyers shares ways to say "I love you" with delicious desserts packed with the cancer-fighting phytonutrients in raspberries, pomegranates, berries, and mango.
Tags: Nutrition, Prevention
Are you making New Year's resolutions? Dana-Farber Cancer Institute experts are encouraging people to ring in new healthy habits in 2012. Here are a number of free and low-cost strategies to help people maintain good health and possibly reduce various cancer risks.
Tags: Nutrition, Prevention
The holidays are a great time to bring cancer-fighting foods to the table. Nutritionist Stephanie Meyers, MS, RD/LDN, discusses some holiday favorites that also contain cancer-preventing nutrients and shares recipes that highlight these beneficial ingredients.
Tags: Nutrition, Prevention
- Seasonal food from the farmers market is not only fresher but also higher in cancer-fighting nutrients, says Dana-Farber nutritionist Stephanie Meyers. Learn why and find recipes that may help reduce cancer risk.
Tags: Nutrition, Prevention