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Almost every newly diagnosed patient searches for what to eat and finds sugar-starvation, alkaline and juice-cure claims. If the oncology team asks about diet first and hands over good information, the myths have less room.
Patients report that clinicians rarely discuss diet, so they turn to social media and supplement marketing, where unproven claims dominate. Prebunking, warning people about a specific manipulation before they encounter it, has randomised evidence from misinformation research and from HPV vaccination. A short, structured diet and supplement conversation at the first oncology visit, with a dietitian-authored handout that names and explains the common myths and offers what is actually supported (fibre, protein, activity, alcohol, smoking), could be tested cheaply.
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Shares Warburg-effect diet claims ('sugar feeds cancer'), Unproven diet claims (alkaline, juice, 'anti-cancer' diets), Misinformation and unproven therapies.
Shares Unproven diet claims (alkaline, juice, 'anti-cancer' diets), Dietary supplements during cancer treatment: interactions and harms, Misinformation and unproven therapies.