Healing food

A new book provides over 100 recipes that patients and carers can use to provide meals for the changing likes and dislikes of the chemotherapy patient.

People receiving chemotherapy need to keep their strength up with a nutritious diet, but the side-effects of the treatment – nausea, vomiting, mouth sores and drastic changes in appetite – can often stand in the way of this. This book, written by food writer José van Mil and cancer treatment specialist Christine Archer-Mackenzie, provides over 100 recipes that patients and carers can use to provide meals for the changing likes and dislikes of the chemotherapy patient.

Healthy Eating During Chemotherapy (£12.99, Kyle Cathie) is available to buy from

Waterstone’s