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What is macrobiotics? How can change in diet affect one's risk of developing breast and colorectal cancer? These and related topics are addressed in this video of the September 16, 2004, lecture by Lawrence H. Kushi, Sc.D.*, with an introduction by Lorenzo Cohen, Ph.D., director of the Integrative Medicine Program:
Food & Nutrition in the Prevention & Treatment of Cancer: A Personal & Professional Odyssey
*Dr. Kushi is associate director for etiology and prevention research, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente, and internationally renowned for his research in nutritional epidemiology. Dr. Kushi is the second son of Michio and Aveline Kushi, known for over 30 years as the primary proponents of the macrobiotic approach to health and healing.
What should you eat during cancer treatment? What foods will help to build your immune system? Dena Reagan, MS, RD, LD, clinical dietition in the Department of Clinical Nutrition at M. D. Anderson, discusses nutrition as it relates to cancer treatment, and addresses patients' most frequently asked questions. In addition, patient and caregivers talk about their personal experiences. (17:34)
Nutrition & Cancer
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