I totally agree with you. I had to write and tell you this story. My mom has cancer colorectal with mets to the liver. She went in (was originally treated at the Dana Farber Until they almost killed her)for her first round of chemo. On the first day I had been on her about changing her diet and reading books pertaining to Cancer and nutrition. I had picked up several books for her. She was starting to really get into the changing her diet and eating healthier and so on. As I am sure you know it is a hard and slow process to change and really understand what we are putting in to our bodies and the effect it has on us.
Well anyway The Nutritionist(Yeah Right Nutritionist) at the Dana Ferber comes in to see my mom on her first chemo appointment sees some of the books on nutrition she was reading, looks at her and asks her why she is reading that junk. She then proceeds to tell my mother that there is no evidence that diet has any effect on Cancer, she said that is what the chemo is for, she continued to tell my mom that she could eat what ever she wants when ever she wants, Dairy, Red Meat, what ever, just live it up. needless to say they had to have me escorted out of there because I was ready to kill this moron. What you put in your body has a big impact on what your body does and it scares me to think we have people working with the sick calling themselves healthcare professionals and nutritionists and don’t acknowledge this. P.S. On the way into the chemo room the secretary keeps a fifty pound bowl of assorted candies and chocolates for the patients eating pleasure. it really is horrible.
