The new edition of the book features more inspirational ideas, tips and recipes from top chefs and food writers – from Clodagh Mckenna to Stanley Tucci. All the recipes are easy, family-friendly and promote balanced eating to keep you physically and mentally strong.
It’s helpfully divided into three sections:
- An introduction to diet and cancer.
- Recipes to cook during treatment that are nutritionally beneficial and easier to eat.
- Recipes for after treatment, featuring healthy options that encourage a balanced diet.
The book is now available to buy on our online shop and will raise funds for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.
Try a sneak peek recipe below!
Reviewed by a consultant dietitian
The Royal Marsden Cancer Cookbook is introduced, analysed and edited by Dr Clare Shaw, who worked for many years at The Royal Marsden. As Consultant Dietitian in Oncology, Clare helped to embed evidence-based nutrition and dietetics practice.
Clare said: “Cancer diagnosis and treatment can bring many challenges, including changes in appetite, the ability to taste and swallow and the way a person’s digestive system works. It can be hard to know what to eat and how to continue with a healthy diet."
“The Royal Marsden Cancer Cookbook aims to make cooking easy and enjoyable, providing helpful advice and support for people during and post-cancer treatment. The recipes have been designed for those with cancer as well as their family and friends to enjoy sharing.”
“I would like to thank the patients at The Royal Marsden for their excellent ideas over the years, many of which are included in the book, as well as everyone involved with compiling these delicious recipes.”
How cancer can affect your eating habits
Being diagnosed with cancer can bring many psychological, emotional and physical challenges, as well as alterations in the way your digestive system works.
Problems with digestion can be a side effect of chemotherapy, radiotherapy or medication you are prescribed for pain. All of these can alter:
- how much you can eat
- how quickly or slowly food travels through your system
- how efficiently nutrients are absorbed from your food
It can be hard to know what to eat or how to continue with a balanced, healthy diet. At the end of treatment, people may have lost or gained weight and need to rethink their eating patterns.
This book’s aim is to help people who are experiencing these changes in their digestive system, body weight, appetite and nausea.
A delicious sneak peek
Below you can enjoy a pavlova recipe from The Royal Marsden Cancer Cookbook. The recipe is by Lucy Young, who for the last 31 years has worked as assistant to Bake Off legend Mary Berry. Her summer fruits and lemon pavlova is an ideal sweet treat for during cancer treatment.
