Oncology Nutrition Services

How we can help

Side effects from cancer treatment, as well as symptoms of the disease, can be difficult to manage and often interfere with eating. You may be experiencing low appetite, taste changes, feeling full, fatigue and energy loss, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, difficulty swallowing, weight loss, weight gain, or other nutritional challenges.

Our dietitians are certified as specialists in oncology nutrition and work directly with other members of your care team supporting patients and caregivers in managing symptoms and side effects throughout treatment and in survivorship.

Who we are

We are licensed and registered dietitians, including some who are Board Certified Specialists in Oncology (CSO) with Master of Science degrees. We are part of the interdisciplinary care team working to support patients with all types of cancer throughout the continuum of care. We do this through one-on-one patient counseling and by participating in team meetings, specialty tumor boards, patient support groups, community classes, seasonal cooking demonstrations, and other patient events, within the Cancer Center, as well as nationally. 

Your Oncology Nutrition Services team

Keene

  • Mady Caron RD, LD, CNSC

Lebanon

  • Elise Cushman MS, RD, CSO, LD
  • Filomena Kersey RDN, LD
  • Jeannine Mills MS, RD, CSO, LD, CNSC
  • Stacy Morig RD, LD, CNSC
  • Nicole Parker RD, LD

Manchester

  • Beth Violette RD, CSO, LD, CDCES, CNSC 

Nashua

  • Andrea Hebert MS, RD, LD, CDES

St. Johnsbury

  • Carey Page MS, RD, LD

Scheduling an appointment

To schedule an appointment with:

  • Jeannine Mills, Elise Cushman, Stacy Morig or Nicole Parker, please call 603-650-4344. 
  • Filomena Kersey (pediatric oncology dietitian), please call 603-650-5541. 
  • Beth Violette, please call 603-629-8691. 

Nutrition services are free of charge for any patient who is receiving treatment at Dartmouth Cancer Center. The appointment or visit does not require a consult from your treatment team and can be coordinated with treatment visits or via TeleHealth/phone or video visit.

Events

Nutrition Services offers many events throughout the year that are free and open to all patients, family members and care providers. Regularly scheduled events can be found on the Dartmouth Cancer Center: Patients and Families Events website. To learn more about any of these programs, please call 603-650-7751, email cancersupport@hitchcock.org or visit our Complimentary Care Program.  

In-person cooking demonstrations are provided by Elise Cushman, RD, LD, throughout the year and can be seen on YouTube. Live nutrition classes are also recorded for patients and their care partners. Both the cooking demonstrations and the nutrition classes can be found on the Oncology Nutrition Classes for Cancer Patients and Care Partners playlist on YouTube. Below is a partial list of some of the recorded offerings. 

Oncology Nutrition videos

The Chemo Diet

Former chef and Dartmouth Cancer Center Nutritionist, Elise Cushman, shows some recipes chock full of fruits and vegetables and packed with flavor and antioxidants for patients receiving chemotherapy treatment to help boost their tastebuds and appetite.

Eating for Energy

Watch Nicole Parker, RD, LD, CYT200, present "Eating for Energy" in our Healthy Eating series.

Oncology Nutrition playlist

View the Oncology Nutrition for Cancer Patients and Care Partners playlist.

Resources

Below are a few recommended websites that may also provide helpful information: