A diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancer, including liver, oesophageal, pancreatic, stomach, or biliary cancer, can bring many questions, especially around food and nutrition.

What is a dietitian?

A dietitian is a food and nutrition specialist who helps people understand what to eat so they can feel supported and nourished.

Our qualified dietitian can help you:

• manage eating difficulties
• find foods that feel comfortable
• keep up nutrition
• manage treatment side effects
• guide carers and families with preparing meals

Contact us today:

Call us on 1300 881 698 or email support@pancare.org.au to find out more.

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Though cancer and its treatments can make it hard to eat, good nutrition is important for patients. Eating right reduces fatigue and improves quality of life. By keeping up your weight and muscle mass, you’ll also recover more quickly once treatment is over.

Our Accredited Practising Dietitian provides personalised, evidence-based nutrition guidance based on your needs, symptoms, treatment, and stage of your cancer experience. We help you understand your nutrition priorities and provide practical strategies to help you meet your nutritional needs, from preparing for and undergoing treatment through to recovery and longer-term health.

There is a lot of nutrition information available to people affected by cancer, and it can be difficult to know what matters. Our Accredited Practising Dietitian can help you navigate nutrition messages and provide information on topics such as superfoods, supplements and special diets, so you can focus on the nutrition priorities that matter most for you.