Cancer charity to expand nutrition lessons after trial cut NHS waiting lists

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A leading cancer charity will offer nutrition lessons to patients across Great Britain after a trial showed the classes help them to negotiate the disease’s dietary challenges – and cut NHS waiting times.

Many people with cancer find that the disease or their treatment changes the taste of their food, dulls their appetite or leads to them losing weight.