Addressing Your Nutritional Needs 

When you have cancer, your body needs proper nutrients and calories to recover from treatment. Yet, eating well can be difficult when you feel nauseous or don’t have the energy to cook. That’s where a nutritionist can help and why ECHO has incorporated a full-time nutritionist as part of our care team.

Param Panchal is our clinical nutritionist who supports our patients in a number of areas:

• Educate patients and families on healthy eating
• Monitor patient nutrition to ensure adequate caloric intake
• Provide guidance on managing side effects through diet
• Assist with nutritional drink recommendations
• Manage vitamin deficiencies
• Discuss food safety during treatment
• Ensure patients remain hydrated
• Support changes in diet to address changes in taste and appetite

Param is available to meet with patients when they are in the office and plays a key role on your cancer care team. He can be reached at (860) 886-8362, ext. 242. He also can be reached on email at ppanchal@echoct.com or messaged through our patient portal.

Let Param guide you and support healthy eating through-out and post treatment. To learn more and review helpful nutrition resources, click here.