Hi.
I would really appreciate if anyone had a few recipes for cancer patients that just finished chemo and radiation. My boyfriend says everything taste like metal. Has anyone else heard this and do you know ways to make food taste better? I would greatly appreciate any help. Thx!
Hi Sammie123 I was a breast cancer patient and also had this side effect, it’s quite common with the type of chemo us BC patients have. I found things with a strong taste, like Indian foods and curries cut through the horrible taste, homemade chicken soup too, things flavoured with citrus, especially lemon seemed to help, fruit ice lollies. He’s a few weeks on now so it might have worn off a bit by now, I hope! X
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