A recent study reports that a high-fiber diet during radiation therapy for pelvic cancer helps reduce gastrointestinal radiation toxicity both immediately and over the long term compared to habitual fiber intake. This finding contravenes existing practice that recommends low-fiber diets to people undergoing pelvic radiation therapy. Radiation therapy is commonly used to treat abdominal and … Continue reading Dietary Fiber Reduces Toxicity Following Radiation for Pelvic Cancer