Low appetite

Many people with cancer experience low or loss of appetite.

• How to Manage Loss of Appetite (available in many languages). Pick up a print copy in the PEARL.
• How to eat more calories and protein when eating is a chore
• Drink to your health: Choose fluids that meet your nutrition needs
• Smoothies and shakes
• Nutrition supplement drinks

Talk to your health care team.

• Call the Odette Cancer Centre at 416-480-5000, Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Call the after-hours telephone line at 1-877-681-3057, Monday to Friday, 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 a.m., on weekends and statutory holidays. If you are on a clinical trial, do not call the after-hours telephone line. Call the number given to you by your health care team.
• The Patient and Family Support Office offers services to help with emotional, social and financial support, rehabilitation, and clinical nutrition.

In case of emergency, please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.

Need help finding health information? Email us at patienteducation@sunnybrook.ca.