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What is your approach to cancer patients who inquire about alternative or complementary treatments?

How do you counsel cancer patients when they ask if they should avoid sugar?

Is there evidence to support or argue against intermittent fasting for cancer patients?

How should you manage a coronavirus infected/suspected patient who is receiving radiotherapy and cannot interrupt or delay their cancer treatment?

How would you approach a patient who is receiving chemoRT but has confirmed COVID-19 with minor symptoms, as breaking treatment for 2 weeks quarantine...

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JAMA Oncol,

Prolonged Nightly Fasting and Breast Cancer Prognosis.

Aging, 2009-12-31

Fasting and cancer treatment in humans: A case series report.

Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.), 2010-11-15

Fasting and differential chemotherapy protection in patients.

BMC cancer, 2016-06-10

Safety and feasibility of fasting in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy.

BMC Cancer, 2015 Oct 05

The effects of short-term fasting on tolerance to (neo) adjuvant chemotherapy in HER2-negative breast cancer patients: a randomized pilot study.

BMC Cancer, 2018 Apr 27

The effects of short-term fasting on quality of life and tolerance to chemotherapy in patients with breast and ovarian cancer: a randomized cross-over pilot study.

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 2020 Jun 30

ERGO2: A Prospective, Randomized Trial of Calorie-Restricted Ketogenic Diet and Fasting in Addition to Reirradiation for Malignant Glioma.

Contemporary clinical trials, 2017-02

DIETFITS study (diet intervention examining the factors interacting with treatment success) - Study design and methods.

Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 2018 Dec 10

Autophagy and intermittent fasting: the connection for cancer therapy?

Metabolites, 2020 Jul 11

The Pentose Phosphate Pathway Dynamics in Cancer and Its Dependency on Intracellular pH.

Protein & cell, 2014 Jul 12

Regulation of the pentose phosphate pathway in cancer.

Trends in biochemical sciences, 2016 Jan 05

The Warburg Effect: How Does it Benefit Cancer Cells?

Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2013-08-21

Wisconsin Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) to improve cancer-related fatigue: a randomized, double-blind trial, N07C2.

Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2018-01-01

Use of Alternative Medicine for Cancer and Its Impact on Survival.

JAMA oncology, 2021 May 01

Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture or Auricular Acupuncture vs Usual Care for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Among Cancer Survivors: The PEACE Randomized Clinical Trial.

Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2020 Aug 07

Vitamin C and Cell Death.

Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR, 2020 Oct 07

Targeting tumor hypoxia and mitochondrial metabolism with anti-parasitic drugs to improve radiation response in high-grade gliomas.

BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2000 Nov 04

The role of complementary and alternative medicine.

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