Can food stop cancer? study tests if groceries help patients beat disease

NCT ID NCT01603316

Summary

This study is testing which type of food assistance works best to help cancer patients complete their treatment. Researchers are comparing three options: monthly food vouchers, weekly grocery deliveries, and a hospital food pantry. They want to see if making sure patients have enough to eat helps them stick with and finish their cancer therapy.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Bellevue Hospital Center

    New York, New York, United States

  • Brooklyn Hospital Center

    Brooklyn, New York, 11201, United States

  • Jacobi Medical Center

    The Bronx, New York, 10465, United States

  • Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center

    The Bronx, New York, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Montefiore Health System (Montefiore Medical Center)

    The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States

  • New York Cancer & Blood Specialists (Data collection only)

    The Bronx, New York, 10469, United States

  • Queens Hospital Center

    Jamaica, New York, 11432, United States

  • Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention

    New York, New York, United States

  • St. Barnabas Medical Center

    The Bronx, New York, 10457, United States

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