Choose Healthy Foods. When you're being treated for cancer, it's important to avoid extreme diets that may leave you short on key nutrients , says Veronica McLymont, PhD, RD, director of food and nutrition services at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.ase Side Effects With Food. Certain foods can help ease the common discomforts from cancer treatment. 1  Conquer constipation by drinking water and eating high-fiber foods like beans, lentils, vegetables, and fresh or dried fruit. 2  Drive away diarrhea with bland foods such as rice, bananas, and apples.
email. Knowledge center. Raynaud's disease, also known as Raynaud's phenomenon and sometimes simply Raynaud's, is a condition that causes some areas of the body to feel numb and cool in response to cold temperatures or emotional stress, caused by a problem with the blood supply to the skin.
Dr. Fredrick Wigley responds: Raynaudâs phenomenon can be a sign of an underlying secondary disease process, and when it starts after age 40 then a good evaluation is needed. Raynaudâs is caused by low blood flow to the fingers and tissues, and in the severe secondary forms it can cause tissue damage. In the primary form it is benign but bothersome.