Cancer: Nutritional support before, during and after treatment and beyond
EVENT DATE:
16 September
2025
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DURATION:
3
days
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CPD:
BANT, ION
NNA, NTOI
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EVENT TYPE:
Live,
Online
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LECTURER:
Carol
Granger
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Continue your professional development with our Cancer: Nutritional support before, during and after treatment and beyond course
Nutrition practitioners working with people diagnosed with cancer need to understand the characteristics of cancers as a group of diseases, and the range of treatments their clients may receive. Patient journeys and cancer treatments are evolving considerably, with targeted treatments, biological drugs and immunotherapy drugs used extensively, as well as traditional ‘mainstay’ treatments of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery. Treatment regimens are adding years to life, while supporting techniques including nutrition and lifestyle medicine are supporting quality of life.
Professional nutrition practitioners need additional skills beyond their primary qualification, to meet the needs of working in this clinical field. Nutrition professionals also need to develop skills to effectively communicate and collaborate with medical teams to support their clients in an integrative paradigm.
ION’s intensive three-day course is designed to help practitioners develop skills and gain confidence in working with clients affected by a range of cancers, to deliver personalised nutrition and lifestyle advice. This course provides a foundation for further understanding and exploration, and for those already working in this field it provides consolidation and update of knowledge and skills. As well as theoretical aspects of cancer, specific cases will be used to illustrate appropriate nutritional support alongside typical treatment regimens used in common cancers including gastrointestinal, breast, prostate, ovarian, lung and head and neck cancers and melanoma.
Course details
Course trailer
What will I learn?
- A deeper and more systematic understanding of cancer pathogenesis and development; the roles of inherited and modifiable factors; how diagnosis and treatment decisions are routinely made and a greater familiarity with routine oncology terminology
- An understanding of the emerging field of precision oncology
- An increased critical appreciation of current research in relation to dietary and lifestyle risk and protective factors for different cancers; mechanisms of action and implications for nutritional recommendations throughout the cancer journey
- An understanding of the use of cancer treatments of chemotherapy, surgery and radiotherapy, and the newer targeted and biological treatments including immunotherapy
- A greater ability to apply evidence in the development of dietary recommendations, tests, and supplements for clients receiving different types of cancer treatments
- A greater awareness and ability to consider elements of the therapeutic relationship including safety, legal, ethical issues, professional boundary setting; when to refer to other practitioners or medical professionals and how to develop effective medical collaborations
- A greater ability to analyse clinical cases more effectively and to communicate with oncology specialists
- Explanation of case study and NTEC assessments and timings will be covered on day 3
Full Agenda
Who is this course suitable for?
- Qualified nutritional therapy practitioners
- Nutritionists
- Dieticians
- Naturopaths
- Other qualified healthcare practitioners
- Final year nutrition students will also be welcome
With
Carol is a BANT-registered nutritionist and CNHC Registered Nutritional Therapist, with 20 years in clinical practice and extensive experience of working with people affected by cancer.
Carol Granger
DProf BSc(Hons) MSc MRSB CBiol FBANT
Carol is a BANT-registered nutritionist and CNHC Registered Nutritional Therapist, with 20 years in clinical practice and extensive experience of working with people affected by cancer. This area of clinical practice was her research focus for her professional doctorate in health sciences from the University of Westminster.
She is a chartered biologist with a degree in biochemistry and a Master’s in microbiology, and had two decades working in various healthcare roles including microbiology research, clinical diagnostics, medical technology and human tissue banking, before choosing to retrain in nutritional therapy. Carol is an independent contributor to a research collaboration on nutrition and cancer within the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). She also volunteers with a leading charity providing the whole person approach to supporting people affected by cancer. She is a director and Co-Chair of the British Society for Integrative Oncology (BSIO) and is Co-Chair and trustee of the Research Council for Complementary Medicine (RCCM). She teaches on several nutritional therapy courses at degree and Master’s level.
Course information
Cost | £390 |
Dates | 16 – 18 September 2025, at 9:45am – 4:30pm |
CPD | BANT CPD 15 hours, NNA CPD 15 hours |
Study mode | Live online course, with the ability to ask some questions (within set times) |
Materials | PDF of course presentation and reading reference list upon registration |
Recording | Edited recap post course, available for 90 days |
Course timeline
Book course ticket
One-use registration link sent via email
Course materials released week prior to course date
Day 1 of live course takes place
Day 2 of live course takes place
Day 3 of live course takes place
Edited course recap video released within three months post course
On-demand course version released within six months post course
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