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* Maggie’s Cancer Centres are expanding their dietary support: They’ve been successfully providing nutritional advice in partnership with the Royal Marsden NHS cancer trust as 2020 and are now extending this to all 27 of their centres in Britain and Northern Ireland.
* The support addresses common cancer-related eating issues: Cancer treatment often causes changes in taste,loss of appetite,and weight loss.
* Workshops debunk nutrition myths: the sessions, led by dietitians, address common misconceptions about cancer and nutrition (like sugar feeding cancer or avoiding dairy).
* Reduced NHS waiting times: Referring patients to Maggie’s workshops has reduced waiting times for specialist nutrition services at the Marsden, allowing them to focus on patients with more complex needs.
* Empowering patients: The workshops help patients distinguish fact from fiction and make informed dietary choices.
* Call to action for the government: Maggie’s is urging Health Secretary Wes Streeting to encourage all NHS trusts in England to collaborate with them, citing the benefits for both patients and the NHS.
* Personal connection for the Health Secretary: wes Streeting himself is a cancer survivor (kidney cancer in 2021).
