Diet and the Gut Microbiome in Cancer Patients
by Jacqueline Rogers, Dietetic Intern The role of the microbiome in health is an exciting topic that we are learning more about each day. The human microbiome consists of all of the microbes and their genomes that live on and inside us. This includes largely fungal, viral, and bacterial material. In the digestive system alone, in […]
Science Nook: Dietary Fiber and Probiotics Influence on the Microbiome and Response to Melanoma Immunotherapy
by Jenna Koroly, MS, RD, CSOWM, CDN The gut microbiome, which are the microorganisms and their genes found in the human body’s intestinal tract, may influence the therapeutic response to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) cancer treatment [Routy et al., 2018; Matson et al., 2018; Gopalakrishnan et al., 2018; Frankel et al., 2017; Peters et al., […]