His positive attitude was a major part of his healing. High protein, high calorie is the recommended diet to maintain weight and heal wounds. Increasing nutrient density by adding calories may be necessary. This is the opposite of the guidelines for healthy people where the recommendation is for low fat, low calorie foods to maintain health. Also, textured foods, such as purees and soft foods, may be necessary for those patients with chewing and swallowing problems.
Nutritional supplements can help in many cases.
Then neutrons and neutron radiotherapy are described. In cases where the malignant tumor is large enough so that conventional surgery and radiation causes excess morbidity, neutron radiotherapy can greatly increase the control rate and the ability of damaged cells to recover. It is available at specially designed centers at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle and at Harper-Grace Hospital in Detroit. Prospective patients undergo extensive evaluation and appropriate radiation fields are designed. Treatment consists of 16 sessions over four weeks.