Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
This study is for participants with a history of breast cancer. The purpose of this study is to determine if Case Western Reserve University Teaching Kitchen is able to deliver an out patient culinary medicine intervention in-person and via Zoom. Participants will then apply the culinary and lifestyle cancer risk reduction strategies in between sessions. Surveys will be collected before and after the program.
There are gaps in care after cancer treatment, Many breast cancer survivors face ongoing challenges related to weight gain, metabolic dysfunction, reduced quality of life, and increased risk of chronic disease after finishing cancer treatment. Culinary interventions focusing on participants with breast cancer and survivors have been growing in popularity and and these studies show the positive effects that a healthy diet can have on the risk and recurrence, mortality, and quality of life. These studies have laid the groundwork to develop the Cancer CALM (Culinary And Lifestyle Medicine) progr…
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient at University Hospitals * Aged 18 years old and older * History of stage I, II, or III breast cancer * Between three months and five years of completing active cancer treatment (IV or oral cytotoxic chemotherapy agents, surgery, radiation, and/or immunotherapy) \*excluding hormonal therapy * Completed the recommended portion of cancer treatment, determined through shared decision-making between the patient and the care team, and are now considered medically stable at the time of enrollment, defined as having no acute illness, hospitalization, or planned major cha…
Eight 90-minute lessons delivered bi-weekly in the evenings in a hybrid format with alternating virtual and in-person lessons with each lesson focusing on specific nutrition and culinary skills.
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