Cancer Education

Blog posts from Patient & Family Education team at Sunnybrook’s Odette Cancer Centre.
Visit the Patient & Family Education website for more resources, workshops and information.

Nutrition for cancer caregivers

Keeping yourself healthy is an important part of being a caregiver for a loved one with cancer. A large part of keeping healthy: proper nutrition.

Anxiety and cancer

Hearing about a diagnosis of cancer can sometimes make people feel scared, worried, nervous and panicked.

Does sugar feed cancer?

There is a lot of chatter in the news about sugar causing cancer. Is there any truth to these claims? The short answer is no! Here's why.

Do alkaline diets stop cancer?

Some people believe that eating foods that make the body’s pH more alkaline can help prevent cancer, help with cancer treatment and slow the growth...