Oncology Nutrition & Cancer Care

Good nutrition plays a vital role throughout cancer care. It supports treatment tolerance, reduces side effects, and helps preserve strength, energy, and quality of life.
At Upbeet Nutrition & Dietetics, we provide compassionate, evidence-based oncology nutrition care tailored to your unique diagnosis, treatment, and goals — before, during, and after treatment.

Why Nutrition
Matters

Cancer and its treatments can affect metabolism, appetite, digestion, taste, weight and our body composition.

Early and consistent dietitian support helps you:

  • Maintain muscle mass and strength

  • Improve tolerance to chemotherapy or radiation

  • Manage side effects such as nausea, taste changes, or swallowing pain

  • Support immune function and recovery

  • Reduce unplanned hospitalisations and treatment interruptions

Evidence shows: Early nutrition intervention improves outcomes and enhances quality of life during and post treatment.

Common Concerns
We Help With

  • Weight loss or reduced appetite

  • Taste and smell changes

  • Difficulty swallowing or mouth pain (e.g. radiation-induced oesophagitis)

  • Digestive symptoms: nausea, reflux, constipation, diarrhoea

  • Fibre and digestive support

  • Post surgical nutrition and digestive changes

  • Optimising micronutrient intake

  • Undernutrition and low energy intake

  • Fatigue and low motivation for cooking

  • Tube feeding and transitions back to oral intake

  • Navigating misinformation or restrictive “anti-cancer” diets

  • Weight gain, body composition changes

  • Treatment induced menopause

When to See a
Dietitian

Nutrition care is valuable at every stage of your cancer journey:

  • Before Treatment: Preparing your body, maintaining reserves, and planning for side effects.

  • During Treatment: Managing side effects such as appetite loss (or increases!), nausea, taste changes, fatigue, and weight or muscle changes.

  • After Treatment: Rebuilding strength, transitioning back to whole foods, and restoring confidence with eating.

  • Survivorship: Supporting long-term health, gut function, and body composition recovery.

  • Palliative / Supportive Care: Comfort, dignity, and symptom-focused nutrition.

My Approach

Combining many years of clinical experience in cancer care with warmth and practicality, providing support that’s:

  • Personalised: Every plan is tailored to your medical treatment, symptoms, and personal food preferences.

  • Evidence-Based: Informed by up to date, science backed guidelines and best practice management.

  • Collaborative: I work alongside your oncologist, nursing, allied health, GP and wider care team.

  • Compassionate: I focus on achievable steps, not perfection — meeting you where you are.

“My role is to walk alongside you — helping you feel confident that what you eat is truly supporting your treatment and recovery.”

Collaborating with Your Care Team

We work collaboratively with oncology treatment centres and healthcare teams across Sydney to provide coordinated nutrition care before, during and after treatment.

Our referral pathways include:

  • GenesisCare

  • Cancer Care Macarthur

  • Icon Cancer Care

  • Norwest Chemotherapy Infusion Unit

Clients can access private support through Upbeet Nutrition & Dietetics alongside their medical and allied health care.

Where possible, Dietitian reviews are coordinated to align with your treatment schedule and ongoing care for convenience and continuity.

What to Expect from Your Appointment

Initial Consultation – Comprehensive Nutrition Assessment

Your first session includes:

  • Pre appointment intake form

  • A review of your diagnosis, treatment, and current nutrition intake

  • Screening for nutritional risk (e.g. PG-SGA)

  • Body composition, hand grip strength and/or other clinical measures as baseline

  • Goal setting and indicators of success

  • Assessment of your current situations and roadmap for changes to achieve your goals

  • Tailored nutrition strategies aligned with your treatment plan and goals

  • Meal and supplement recommendations as indicated

  • A written summary, updated meal plan and action plan

Follow-Up Appointments

Ongoing reviews help monitor progress, adjust or redefine goals, respond to treatment changes, and explore success and barriers to implementing strategies.

Repeating body composition assessments and other clinical measures can highlight the outcomes of interventions and nutrition support.


Time frame of follow ups:
Some clients benefit from weekly or fortnightly appointments during intensive treatment.

For others appointments every 4-6 weeks, or matching treatment cycles can be useful.

Looking for more details about what to expect? Find out more here

 FAQs

  • No referral is required for accessing privately funded appointments. Medicare rebates are available if you have a GP Chronic Disease Management Plan.
    Referrals from your treating team/centres are encouraged for open communication and collaboration between services.

  • Yes — we support clients Australia-wide via secure video consultations.

  • Absolutely. We regularly communicate with treating oncologists, nurses, and speech pathologists.

  • Yes — I have experience across a wide range of diagnoses and treatments. Including head & neck, breast, prostate, gastrointestinal, gynaecological, hematological and other cancers.

 Book an
Appointment.

You don’t have to face nutrition challenges alone — we’ll walk alongside you, every step of the way.

  • Telehealth (Video) - Australia wide
    Bella Vista
    Campbelltown
    Kingswood
    Hurstville

  • Submit your interest in working together by completing the following form here

    Appointment offerings can be emailed, texted or given over the phone once your preferences are received.

  • Email: upbeetdietetics@gmail.com

    Mobile: 0434485070

    Please leave a voicemail if I cant get to your call!