Diet and Nutrition for Men With Advanced Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is just one part of your life
There are so many others.
Even though your life is affected by cancer and cancer treatment, there are ways
to help address these difficulties. Eating right is just one broad strategy to keep
in mind. Here are some ideas on eating well during treatment for cancer.
Diet and nutrition can make a difference in your health
Eating well is important at every step of cancer treatment.
This means you need to get enough nutrients into your body, including protein, carbohydrates,
fat, water, vitamins, and minerals.
A healthy diet can help you keep up your strength during treatment, prevent your
body's tissues from breaking down, and help your body keep up its defenses against
infection. And if your body is well nourished, you may be able to handle higher
doses of certain treatments.
Every man's dietary needs are different, especially during treatment for cancer.
Your doctors can help you figure out what your nutritional goals should be, and
how you can meet them.
Here are some general diet tips:
- Eat a snack every few hours. Eating small, nutritious snacks throughout
the day can help you keep up your energy. High-protein foods include milk products,
fish, beans, peas and lentils, nuts, and soy products
- Try new foods. Foods that you never liked before may taste good
now because your treatment may affect your sense of taste
- Drink high-calorie beverages for energy. Try milk and nutritional
drinks instead of tea or coffee
- Eat plants. Try beans and peas instead of meats
- Eat colorful fruits and vegetables. These nutrient-rich foods include
citrus fruits and dark green and yellow vegetables
- Avoid what's bad for your body. Don't eat foods that are high in
fat or salt, or foods that have been smoked or pickled
- Avoid snacks that could worsen the side effects of cancer treatment. If you sometimes have
diarrhea, you might want to avoid foods such as popcorn, raw fruits, and raw vegetables.
If your throat is sore, stay away from dry, coarse, or acidic foods
- Limit how much alcohol you drink
Keep in mind that your sense of taste may be affected by treatment—or it may not.
If your sense of taste has changed in a way that bothers you, talk to your doctor.
There may be medications available to help with certain side effects.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR JEVTANA® (CABAZITAXEL) INJECTION
WARNING
JEVTANA may cause serious side effects, including low white blood cells. Low
white blood cells can cause you to get serious infections, and may lead to death.
The earliest sign of infection may be fever, so tell your doctor right away if you
have a fever. People who are 65 years or older may be more likely to have these
problems. JEVTANA should not be given to patients with low white blood cell counts.
Your doctor:
- Will do blood tests regularly to check your white blood cell counts during
your treatment with JEVTANA
- May lower your dose of JEVTANA, change how often you receive it, or stop
JEVTANA until you have enough white blood cells
- May prescribe a medicine for you to help prevent complications if your white
blood cell count is too low
JEVTANA can also cause severe allergic reactions. Severe allergic reactions
can happen within a few minutes after your infusion of JEVTANA starts, especially
during the first and second infusions. Your doctor should prescribe medicines before
each infusion to help prevent severe allergic reactions.
- Symptoms of severe allergic reactions may include rash or itching, skin
redness, feeling dizzy or faint, breathing problems, chest or throat tightness,
swelling of face. Tell your doctor right away if you have any of these symptoms.
Your doctor will stop your JEVTANA treatment right away and treat your allergic
reaction.
You should not take JEVTANA if you have had a severe allergic reaction to JEVTANA
or other medicines that contain polysorbate 80. Ask your doctor if you are not sure.
JEVTANA can also cause gastrointestinal symptoms.
Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea can happen when you take JEVTANA. Severe vomiting
and diarrhea with JEVTANA can lead to loss of too much body fluid (dehydration),
or too much of your body salts (electrolytes). Death has happened from having severe
diarrhea and losing too much body fluid or body salts with JEVTANA. Tell your doctor
if you have vomiting or diarrhea. Your doctor will prescribe medicines to prevent
or treat vomiting and diarrhea, as needed with JEVTANA. You may need to go to the
hospital for treatment.
Kidney failure may happen with JEVTANA.
Kidney failure may happen because of severe infection, loss of too much body fluid
(dehydration), or for other reasons, which may lead to death. Your doctor will check
you for this problem and treat you if needed. Tell your doctor if you develop:
- Swelling of your face or body
- Decrease in the amount of urine that your body makes each day
Before receiving JEVTANA, tell your doctor if you:
- had allergic reactions in the past
- have kidney or liver problems. JEVTANA should not be given to patients with liver
problems (hepatic impairment)
- are age 65 or older as these patients:
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— may be more likely to experience certain adverse reactions, including low
white blood cell count
with or without fever, tiredness, weakness, fever,
dizziness, urinary tract infection and
dehydration
- have any other medical conditions
- if you are female and:
- — are pregnant or plan to become pregnant as JEVTANA can harm your unborn
baby
- — are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed
Serious side effects of JEVTANA include low white blood cell counts
that could lead to serious or life-threatening infections, severe allergic reactions,
gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, severe vomiting and diarrhea) that could lead
to death, and kidney failure.
Common side effects of JEVTANA include:
- Low white blood cell count
- Low red blood cell count (anemia). Symptoms of anemia include shortness
of breath and tiredness
- Low blood platelet count. Tell your doctor if you have any unusual
bruising or bleeding
- Tiredness
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Constipation
- Weakness
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- Blood in the urine
- Back pain
- Decreased appetite
- Fever
- Shortness of breath
- Stomach (abdominal) pain
- Change in your sense of taste
- Cough
- Joint pain
- Hair loss
- Numbness, tingling, burning or decreased sensation in your hands or feet
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Tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go
away. These are not all the possible side effects of JEVTANA. For more information,
ask your doctor or pharmacist. You may report side effects to FDA at
1-800-FDA-1088.
Remember, your doctor is the single best source of information regarding your
health. Please consult your doctor if you have any questions about your health or
your medicine.
For more information, go to www.sanofi.us
or call 1-800-633-1610.
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