Book details advice for cancer patients to counter 'world full of nutrition misinformation'

Katie Johnston and Dr. Samantha Cushen from School of Food and Nutritional Sciences and Cancer Research at University College Cork have co-authored Menopause, Diet & Cancer. Photo: Portia Ameyalli Garcia Cruz

Cancer patients face “a world full of nutrition misinformation”, a top dietician has warned as the Irish Cancer Society and University College Cork launch a book to tackle the problem.

Treatments such as surgery and radiation therapy can cause early menopause and the symptoms are likely to be harsher and last longer than a natural menopause, according to the HSE.