The
Clinical Nutrition Unit is a multidisciplinary team
made up of the dieticians, nurses, a pharmacist and
physicians who counsel cancer patients on their special
nutritional needs. Through the Nutrition Assessment
Clinic in the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, we provide
nutrition evaluation by a registered and licensed dietician.
The clinic serves cancer patients who may have nutritional
problems, such as weight loss, poor appetite, difficulty
chewing or swallowing, and difficulty eating due to
complications from chemotherapy and radiation. We also
assist tube-fed cancer patients. Our dietician will
provide nutritional assessment, education and a nutrition
care plan to ensure that every patient has an individualized
plan that suits their particular nutritional needs.
