Can lung cancer patients eat oysters?

Of course.

Oysters are rich in the trace element zinc. Zinc in plasma is an important component of what constitutes immunity, and for patients with low zinc levels, immunity is deficient and resistance to both infection and cancer is reduced. In addition, zinc has been found in cellular studies to not only directly kill lung cancer cells, but to enhance the efficacy of paclitaxel, a common chemotherapy drug for lung cancer.

There are fewer sources of zinc in food, and shellfish such as oysters are rich in zinc and can be eaten in abundance. If you are allergic to shellfish, lean meats, fish and egg yolks also contain some amount of zinc and can be supplemented with these.