Skin cancer has a low incidence in our country, but is one of the common malignant tumors among the white population, exceeding all other malignant tumors combined. In southern Australia, the incidence rate of skin cancer is at least 650/100,000, and among Caucasians in the United States, the incidence rate of skin cancer is as high as 165/100,000, which is 100 times of the incidence rate in China. The early manifestation of skin cancer is mostly erythematous lesions with scaly flaking or scab formation, which is difficult to distinguish its histological type by visual observation alone and easily confused with benign skin diseases such as psoriasis and eczema. No matter it is surgery, radiotherapy or other treatment methods, they all have good effect on skin cancer and the cure rate can be over 90%. So what should skin cancer patients pay attention to in terms of diet? Diet for skin cancer patients after surgery After skin cancer surgery, it consumes qi and hurts blood, so it is advisable to consume more products that nourish qi and blood, such as japonica rice, lentils, jujube, longan, lychee, shiitake mushroom, quail egg, carrot, yam, lotus root powder porridge and beans. To increase the patient’s appetite by all means, often change the variety of dishes, pay attention to the color and aroma of the dishes. Keep the patient’s protein intake sufficient. Cancer is a consuming disease, especially protein is consumed a lot. Often eat lean pork, beef, rabbit or chicken and duck poultry. If the patient is averse to greasy meat, change some protein-rich non-meat foods, such as cheese, egg cake, salted duck eggs, etc. Avoid foods that are not easy to digest. You should eat more boiled, stewed, steamed and other easily digestible foods, and less fried foods. Eat more vitamin-rich vegetables, fruits and other foods that help to fight cancer, such as asparagus, kelp, seaweed, onion, garlic, mushroom, etc. Diet for skin cancer patients during radiotherapy There are many side effects of radiotherapy, such as mucous membrane damage, bone marrow suppression and white blood cell reduction. Dietary care is very important. Generally, patients should be given liquid food or semi-liquid food, and the quantity and frequency should be increased or decreased according to their conditions, and should not be forced. As radiation therapy depletes yin fluid, it is advisable to add some sweet and cool products to the diet to nourish yin and produce fluid, such as lotus root juice, pear juice, sugar cane juice, water chestnut, loquat, kiwi, banana, grapes and loach, sea cucumber, sugar cane porridge, etc. For patients with poor tolerance, high nutrition can be given intravenously to replenish the serious consumption in the body. Diet for skin cancer patients during chemotherapy Choose walnut, mulberry, white fungus, shiitake mushroom, rhizome, coic rice porridge, eel, etc. During chemotherapy, while killing tumor cells, the drugs will inevitably cause certain damage to normal cells and produce corresponding toxic side effects, such as decrease in immune function, white blood cell reduction, mucosal ulcer of digestive tract, hair loss, etc. It is advisable to take products that nourish qi, such as walnut, mulberry, white fungus, shiitake mushroom, rhizome, coix congee, eel, etc. Patients should supplement high protein foods, such as milk, lean meat, fish, animal liver, red dates, adzuki beans, etc. River crab, eel, black fish, beef, etc. also help to raise white blood cells. If there is loss of appetite and indigestion, foods that can strengthen the spleen and appetite, such as hawthorn, white lentils, radish, mushroom and peel, etc. can be added. Avoid smoking, alcohol, strong tea, coffee and cocoa, etc. 2. Avoid eating foods that are too hot, too cold, expired and spoiled. Avoid spicy and stimulating foods. 4. Avoid eating allergenic food, such as shrimp, crab, snow cabbage, white fruit, etc.