Health and Wellness

Resources for Cancer Survivors

Resources for Cancer Survivors

Resources are available to cancer survivors this Cancer Survivor Month and all year long.

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Ketogenic diet food ingredients and pie chart

The ketogenic diet and cancer

In her series on popular diets and cancer, Dartmouth Cancer Center clinical dietician Dianne Kelecy, MS, RD, LD, covers the “why or why not” of a ketogenic diet.

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Skin cancer

Saving Your Skin

Summer is a great time to educate yourself about causes and prevention strategies for this common cancer.

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colon model

Making sense of colorectal cancer screening

Answers to your questions about the who, how and why of colorectal cancer screening.

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High-protein hot cocoa

High-protein hot cocoa

Oncology dietitian Elise Cushman, MS, RDN, LD, CSO, demonstrates a delicious hot cocoa recipe that delivers fluids, calories, and protein to help get through cancer treatment.

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vegan foods

What to know about a vegan diet

Dartmouth Cancer Center clinical dietician Dianne Kelecy, MS, RD, LD, breaks down how a vegan diet is not the same as a plant-based one.

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Woman getting a mammogram

Lowering your cancer risk

February is Cancer Prevention Month. Here are some helpful prevention tips from our experts to help reduce your risk of cancer.

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Lynn Butterly, MD

How colorectal cancer can be preventable

Colorectal cancer is a preventable disease, but is still the second most common cause of cancer deaths in the United States.

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Mug cake recipes

Three delicious, easy and healthy no-bake mug cakes

In these video recipes, Oncology Dietitian Elise B. Cushman demonstrates three easy mug cakes you can make at home.

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Lung cancer screening guidelines increase age range to 50-80 years old and drop pack-year smoking history to 20 or more.

New screening guidelines aim to reduce lung cancer deaths

The American Cancer Society has opened the age range and updated smoking history guidelines in its latest lung cancer screening updates.

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