Well I was diagnosed just under eight year's ago and have been in remission ever since. The rest of the details belong to another blog. But......I found out about this book today and because this is a subject close to my heart, I wanted to share it with you.
It's a cook book called Good Nutrition for Cancer Recovery Cookbook and is aimed at patients experiencing cancer related weight loss. It has been developed by the Nutritional Science Department in University College Cork and the Cork Institute of Technology in collaboration with Breakthrough Cancer Research. The cookbook was created by dieticians and includes information, advice and a bank of nutritious recipes to combat weight loss in those who are going through cancer treatments.
I lost four and a half stone because of my cancer treatment and would have very much welcomed something like this whilst I was going through treatment. A lot of people might welcome weight loss but during treatment for cancer it can impact on the treatment and the outcome.
The cookbook project was funded by the HRB and that has allowed for the production of 19,000 copies which will be distributed to cancer centres throughout Ireland. The book is available free of charge but a donation of €5 is suggested which goes towards postage and packaging of the book.
For more information and to order your copy please see here.
What a wonderful idea - well done to all involved.
B
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