For GoodRX: What I eat as a chemo patient

Chemotherapy can change the way foods taste or smell, and stimulate an appetite or suppress it. (It’s a misconception that people receiving chemotherapy lose weight. Some do; some don’t.) Favorite foods can become repulsive, enjoyable smells can be intolerable, and side effects like nausea and mouth sores can further complicate the eating equation. 

Three people in the know shared their stories with me. Read them here.

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