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What Not To Eat During Breast Cancer Treatment

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Cynthia B. Smalls

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One of the challenges of breast cancer treat can centered around food. Drugs and chemotherapy can effect our palate. The taste, smell and appearance can make a fighter push the plate away. However, there are certain foods that can be harmful because they can carry bacteria and germs. Since our immune system can be compromised during treatment , take extra care to avoid:

  • Raw meat
  • Undercooked meat
  • Raw eggs
  • Undercooked eggs
  • Unpasteurized dairy
  • Raw nuts
  • Sushi or sashimi
  • Melons
  • Untreated water

I implore you to save this list and review avoidable foods with your medical team so you can get the personalized care you deserve.

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Welcome to Melanin & Pink Ribbons: A Blog for Black Women Fighting and Surviving Breast Cancer. It was born out of my personal journey as a patient not seeing very many images of women who looked like me fighting this disease. So, when I became a survivor, I did something about it. This is a space to learn and become empowered with information so we as a community can thrive into survivorship.

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