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JeaniceSkousen, a clinical dietitian withNortheast Georgia Medical Center Braselton,works with cancer patients and their families focusing on diet and nutrition.

I work with mainly on referrals or patients who are at risk while theyre receiving radiation, such as those who are getting treated in an area that affect how they are able to eat, she said.

Patients may experience problems chewing or swallowing or may have appetite loss during treatment.

I usually work with all the patients with head and neck cancer, as well the abdominal region, Skousen said.

Generally, our primary goal of nutrition care is to prevent nutrition deficiencies, achieve and maintain a healthy weight and preserve their lean body mass, she said.

Johnson said special care must be taken for patients undergoing chemotherapy that may increase risk of infectionand increase chances for heartburnand nausea.

We advise those patients to avoid things like raw meats and wash vegetables, he said.They should eat more of a bland diet, avoiding anything tomato-based.

Also, drinking lots of water is important to help clear some of the medications out of the body, Johnson said.

Eating healthier benefits any of the cancers, Battle said.

That means eating fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes same as what people should be consuming to prevent cancer.

But a healthy diet is not enough, Battle said.

Its not just nutrition. Its a healthy lifestyle of exercise, not smoking, not drinking and keeping yourself at a healthy weight, she said.

How much of a role nutrition plays in preventing or causing cancer, versus other factors, such as a heredity or the environment, is hard to say, Johnsonsaid. Certainly, smoking is the highest-risk thing that you can do.

Smith started her journey back to wellness with diet and nutrition, but she got stronger afterrecovering fromadouble mastectomy. She began by walking more, and that led to running and participating in races.

I started setting goals and I still do (races) to this day, she said. Ive scheduled two half-marathonswithin the next year.

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