Cancer Care Center of York County

Cancer Care Center of York County Receives Grant for Nutritional Support Program

The Maine Cancer Foundation has awarded a grant to the Cancer Care Center of York County to provide nutrition services to the Center’s patients. Through this grant, a licensed, registered dietician from Goodall Hospital will be available by appointment twice a month, providing nutritional assessment and counseling at no extra cost to patients being treated at the Cancer Care Center.

Good nutrition is particularly vital for cancer patients

When a patient is diagnosed with cancer, many facets of their day-to-day living situation suddenly change. Of primary importance is their nutrition. Not only is good nutrition important to maintaining body weight; it is also associated with how well the patient responds to treatment and their risk of therapy-related toxicity.

Good nutrition practices can help cancer patients maintain weight and the body’s nutrition stores, offer relief from symptoms and improve quality of life.

Patients need reliable information.

Magazine articles, books, Internet postings, family, and friends present cancer survivors with a wide range of options and choices about what to eat and how to exercise. Of particular concern to medical professionals is the promotion of supplements, herbal remedies and alternative treatments purported to improve the outcome of standard cancer therapy.

This barrage of information can be overwhelming and potentially harmful to the cancer patient. Information from a qualified health professional can help the patient make informed decisions about nutrition based on their individual needs and circumstances.

The Center is a collaboration among three Maine hospitals

Built in 2006, the Cancer Care Center of York County provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art cancer treatment in a new facility equipped with the most advanced technologies. A collaboration of Maine Medical Center, Goodall Hospital and Southern Maine Medical Center, the Center is staffed by oncologists from Spectrum Medical Group and the Maine Center for Cancer Medicine.

Located off Rte 109 between Kennebunk and Sanford, Maine, the Cancer Care Center of York County has been serving a growing number of patients from the Kennebunk, Wells, Biddeford and Sanford areas.

The Maine Cancer Foundation (MCF), founded in 1976, is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health and well being of Maine people by funding scientific laboratory and clinical research, professional and public education and patient support programs. 100% of funds raised remain in Maine.

For more information about the Cancer Care Center of York County and the Nutritional Support Program funded by a grant from the Maine Cancer Foundation, please call the Center’s Director, Dee Hopper, at 207-459-1600. For more information about the Maine Cancer Foundation, please visit www.mainecancer.org