Nutrition

A registered, licensed dietitian is on staff to provide nutrition education and counseling to patients, staff and families. All patients receiving treatment at CTRC may receive nutrition consultation at no charge. Appointments can be made by calling our Certified Oncology Nutritionist, Jennifer Hagendorf at (210) 450-5577 or by emailing her at guerrajl@uthscsa.edu.  Learn more about Jennifer here

Please make an appointment with your dietitian if experiencing— weight loss, weight gain, poor appetite, difficulty swallowing, changes in taste and smell, early satiety, constipation, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, hyper/hypoglycemia, or if you have any general oncology nutrition questions.

Dietitian Services provided include -

• Nutrition assessment
• Individualized nutrition education
• Counseling on managing nutrition-related treatment side effects
• Counseling on all aspects of nutrition support during cancer treatment
• Counseling on medical use of herbs and supplements where appropriate and medically supervised

How to make:

These are additional web sites about nutrition and cancer that you may find helpful.

• Information from the National Cancer Institute
• Current nutritional updates and healthy eating advice
• Information from the American Dietetic Association
• American Institute for Cancer Research- educates the public about the latest research on diet and cancer prevention
• Nutrition Information from the American Cancer Society