Chemotherapy is one of the important means to treat cancer. During chemotherapy, it can kill both cancer cells and normal cells. Therefore, cancer patients need to supplement a lot of nutrition. Adequate nutrition contributes to the improvement of the disease. Diet plays an important role in cancer, and the specific precautions are as follows: 1. Food should be small but refined: during chemotherapy, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite and other symptoms will occur, and most people eat less. Therefore, the choice of food should be high-quality protein, high-calorie food should be varied and alternating, and people should insist on eating. When patients have insufficient food intake due to vomiting, glucose, amino acids, protein, etc. It can be replenished from the vein.

2. Eat more foods rich in vitamin C and vitamin A. Medical research has proved that vitamin C can enhance the interstitial function in cells and is the first barrier to prevent the formation and spread of cancer cells. Enhance systemic resistance and inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells. Tomatoes, hawthorn, oranges, lemons, jujubes and many other fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamin C, so eat more.

3. Eat less and eat more. In addition to three meals, you can add some small, high-calorie and nutritious foods, such as chocolate, dry bread and egg products. Avoid the peak of chemotherapy drugs when eating. For example, intravenous chemotherapy is best eaten on an empty stomach.

4. Symptomatic diet: Add some condiments to the diet to make the food taste delicious and increase appetite. It is easy to choke after eating, and there is less residue after eating. The method to increase the number of white blood cells is as follows: 1. Reduce sugar.

Some experts believe that a diet with high sugar intake will interfere with the immune function of white blood cells.

Step 2 supplement essential fatty acids

EFAs can provide important components of cell membrane and determine the fluidity and elasticity of cell membrane, which is very important for immune cells. The human body cannot synthesize EFAs by itself, but can only ingest it from natural foods including seafood, fruits and vegetables, such as deep-sea fish such as salmon, herring and sardines. Nuts such as walnuts and almonds; Flaxseed oil, sunflower oil and safflower oil also contain EFAs, but it should be noted that some oils such as flaxseed oil need to avoid high-temperature frying, and it is best to add them directly to cooked food.

3. Eat more fruits and vegetables.

Citrus fruits are rich in vitamin C, which can increase the number of phagocytes. Enhance the vitality of natural killer cells. Carrots, mangoes, sweet potatoes and other dark orange fruits and vegetables are rich in beta carotene, which can be converted into vitamin A in human body. Vitamin A can maintain the integrity of epithelial cells and mucosal tissues and reduce infection. Improve antibody reaction and promote leukocyte production; And participate in capturing free radicals that destroy cells.