DietXP Onco Care

Oncology
Nutrition Care

Practical Indian-food support during cancer treatment and recovery.

Adult nutrition education and practical Indian-food support that works within the care plan set by your US-licensed team.

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This program supports the care you already receive. It does not replace your oncologist, your cancer center team or the registered dietitian on that team.

  • Oncology nutrition educators
  • For Indian families in the US
  • Digital care plan
  • WhatsApp support
9 stagesof care, from diagnosis to recovery
Onlineconsultations, wherever you are
Updatedas your treatment changes
Caregiversincluded, not left outside

Nutrition questions during cancer treatment

Cancer treatment can change appetite, taste, swallowing, digestion and energy needs. General advice may conflict with the treating team’s instructions or may not reflect the food prepared at home.

DietXP helps adults apply nutrition advice to familiar Indian meals during treatment and recovery. The service is designed to complement the care already provided by the treating team.

Early nutrition screening by your US-licensed team can identify malnutrition risk. DietXP can add practical Indian-food education within their care plan; it does not diagnose, provide medical nutrition therapy or replace a registered dietitian.

Who we built this for

Your cancer care is here. Your kitchen is still Indian.

Cancer-center nutrition advice may not cover the Indian foods prepared in your household. DietXP provides food education that helps you use familiar meals within the plan set by your US-licensed team.

Food your family actually cooks

Dal, roti, rice, regional cooking, festival food and the way a joint family eats together. Your plan is built from that, not from a diet sheet you would have to translate first.

Alongside your cancer center

Your oncologist, oncology nurse navigator and cancer-center registered dietitian stay in charge of your care. DietXP helps apply their nutrition goals to familiar Indian foods and does not change the clinical plan.

Booked around your day

Consultations are online and scheduled at a time that works where you live, so nobody is taking a call at 2am between treatment cycles.

DietXP operates from India and consultations are online. The service is limited to Indian-food education and does not provide US medical nutrition therapy. See how the roles are separated.

Where are you right now?

Nine stages is a lot to read when you are exhausted. Pick the one closest to your situation and we will take you to it.

Nutrition education through treatment stages

A named nutrition educator keeps your education notes consistent with the plan set by your licensed local team. DietXP does not diagnose, prescribe or change medical nutrition therapy.

Phase 1

Before treatment begins

Nutrition risk is worth identifying early, while there is still time to act on it before treatment starts.

Prepare for your licensed team

Organise your intake, weight history, symptoms and questions to discuss with your licensed local dietitian and cancer team.

Prehabilitation before treatment

General Indian-food ideas help you apply the goals already set by your licensed team before chemotherapy, radiation or surgery.

Nutrition optimisation before surgery

Food education follows the pre-operative instructions and nutrition goals supplied by your surgical team; DietXP does not set them.

Phase 2

During active treatment

When needs change week to week and yesterday's plan may not work today.

Support during chemotherapy and radiation

Education notes can be updated after your licensed team changes its care plan; treatment and medical nutrition therapy stay with that team.

Nutrition strategies for treatment-related symptoms

General food and fluid ideas within your local care plan. New, severe or worsening symptoms go directly to your cancer team.

Tube-feeding support at home

DietXP can help organise household routines and questions after your licensed local team prescribes the plan. Formula, route, rate, equipment and clinical changes remain entirely with that team.

Symptoms we plan around

  • Nausea
  • Appetite loss
  • Mouth sores
  • Fatigue
  • Weight changes
  • Digestive issues
Phase 3

After treatment

Treatment ending is not the same as being back to normal, and nutrition support does not stop here.

Post-treatment nutrition and recovery

Food education after treatment follows the recovery goals and restrictions set by your licensed local team.

When care focuses on comfort

Nutrition when care is focused on comfort

This section explains how the service changes when care is focused on comfort, so patients and caregivers can review the boundaries before contacting us.

Food education during palliative care

DietXP can help families apply the comfort-focused food guidance set by the licensed palliative-care team; it does not make clinical feeding decisions.

End-of-life care

Food and fluid support should follow comfort and the agreed care plan. Decisions about clinically assisted nutrition and hydration are made with the palliative-care and treating teams.

For questions about this support, contact us on WhatsApp. Clinical questions and urgent concerns should go to the treating or palliative-care team.

What the service provides

Your digital nutrition-education notes

Easy-to-access notes that organise Indian-food ideas within the care plan set by your licensed team. They are not a diagnosis, prescription or medical nutrition therapy plan.

WhatsApp support between consultations

You and your caregivers can ask nutrition questions between consultations. Response hours and message limits are confirmed before payment; WhatsApp is not monitored as an emergency service.

How DietXP nutrition education works

  1. Review

    Review the instructions from your licensed team, your current food routine and the questions you want to take back to them.

  2. Translate

    Translate the licensed team's goals into practical Indian-food ideas that fit preferences, culture, family and budget.

  3. Adapt

    Update education notes after your licensed team changes its plan, with non-emergency WhatsApp support during stated hours.

Practical support for the patient’s food, treatment context and culture.

How you are matched

You are matched with an oncology nutrition educator

The match considers the adult patient’s treatment stage and the food questions already identified with the licensed local team. DietXP provides education only and does not assign a locally registered clinical practitioner.

Matched to your case

Your diagnosis, treatment stage, nutrition-impact symptoms and whether feeding support is involved all inform the match.

Oncology, not general nutrition

The match is made from our nutrition educators with hospital oncology and oncology nutrition education experience.

A named nutrition educator coordinates support

Continuity is the aim. If illness, leave or clinical fit requires cover to change, you are told and relevant context is handed over.

Hospital backgrounds represented across the team include Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital (Mumbai), Kasturba Hospital at MAHE Manipal, CMCH Ludhiana and Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital (Bhutan), spanning oncology, paediatric oncology, enteral and parenteral nutrition and medical nutrition therapy. These backgrounds do not imply registration in the country where you live.

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Program investment

Compare the 3- and 6-month support options

Both options cover the nutrition-education scope described on this page. The support window differs; session cadence, response hours and message limits are confirmed in writing before payment.

Core Program

3 months

USD $360

about USD $120 per month

Nutrition education and practical Indian-food support.

  • Review of instructions from your US-licensed team
  • Personalized nutrition-education notes, not a prescription
  • General food ideas for nutrition-impact symptoms
  • WhatsApp education support during stated response hours
  • Questions to take back to your cancer-center dietitian
Start with Core

Lower monthly rate

Extended Program

6 months

USD $685

about USD $114 per month

Support across a longer treatment or recovery period.

  • Everything included in the Core Program
  • Extended coverage across multiple treatment phases
  • Two Core terms would cost $720, so this saves $35
  • Suited to longer protocols, staged surgeries or extended rehabilitation
  • A longer agreed education-support window
Start with Extended

What that works out at

$120a month on Core
$4.0a day
Confirmed firstsession cadence and message limits

Core covers a 3-month education-support window for one stated fee. Session cadence, WhatsApp response hours and fair-use limits are confirmed before payment. DietXP holds no US licence and does not bill insurance; expect to self-pay.

Upgrade option: ask whether an upgrade is available. The price, remaining support period and terms are confirmed before payment.

Fees are in USD. Before payment, DietXP must confirm the number and cadence of sessions, session length, WhatsApp response hours and limits, tax-inclusive total, cancellation/rescheduling terms, and any pause or refund rules in writing.

Discuss the program with DietXP

Contact DietXP to discuss your current treatment, eating difficulties and whether this support is suitable.

Check availability and program terms Ask a question on WhatsApp

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About this program

DietXP provides adult nutrition education and practical Indian-food support online from India. It can help organise questions, household routines and food ideas within the plan prescribed by your US-licensed team. It does not assess or treat malnutrition, provide medical nutrition therapy, prescribe tube feeding or replace a registered dietitian.

What you get

Education ReviewYour US care plan, current food routine, preferences and questions
Digital Care PlanUpdated as treatment moves, opens on your phone
WhatsApp SupportEducation questions during response hours confirmed before payment
Food IdeasWithin the care plan supplied by your US-licensed team
Household RoutinesOnly after your US team prescribes the tube-feeding plan
Recovery PhaseRebuilding strength after treatment ends

Start here

Your first
consultation

An education review with an oncology nutrition educator, plus practical Indian-food notes within the plan set by your US-licensed team.

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Who this is for

Newly diagnosedBefore any treatment has started
Waiting for surgeryBuilding strength in the weeks before
In active treatmentChemotherapy, radiation or both
On home tube feedingPatients and the families managing it
CaregiversPreparing meals and supporting day-to-day care

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Questions people ask before starting

Will this replace advice from my oncologist?

No. This program supports the care you already receive and does not replace your oncologist, surgeon or treating team. Your nutrition educator works alongside them, and anything that touches your medical treatment goes back to the team managing it.

Which cancers and treatment types do you support?

DietXP can provide general food education for adults receiving chemotherapy, radiation or surgery, but only within instructions from the licensed local team. If your situation needs clinical assessment or treatment, DietXP stops at that boundary and refers you back to them.

When is the best time to start?

Nutrition education can be useful at many stages, but the goals and likely benefit depend on your US care plan, nutrition risk and what matters to you. Starting early leaves more time to identify questions for your licensed team; starting later means the education is adapted to the situation you are in now.

I can barely eat right now. Is this still for me?

Possibly, but urgent symptoms come first. If you cannot keep fluids down, are losing weight rapidly, have new confusion or feel acutely unwell, contact your cancer-center team. DietXP can then offer practical food education within the plan set by your US-licensed team.

What happens in the first consultation?

The first session is an education review, not a clinical assessment. We review instructions from your US-licensed team, your current food routine, preferences, culture, family and budget, then organise practical food ideas and questions to take back to them.

Can my family or caregiver be part of this?

Yes. With the adult patient’s consent, caregivers may join consultations and may be included in program WhatsApp messages within the stated response hours and limits.

What if I am managing tube feeding at home?

DietXP does not assess, prescribe or change tube-feeding regimens in the United States. Your US-licensed dietitian and medical team remain responsible for the formula, route, rate, equipment and clinical changes. After they prescribe the plan, DietXP can help you organise household routines, records and questions for them. New vomiting, suspected aspiration, a blocked or displaced tube, dehydration or severe diarrhea need urgent advice from your US team, not WhatsApp.

What if my treatment is delayed or my plan changes?

Treatment delays, dose changes, new symptoms and admissions can occur. Medical and nutrition-treatment changes stay with your US-licensed team; after they update the care plan, DietXP can update its education notes within the agreed scope.

Is the program delivered online?

Yes. Sessions are online, the nutrition-education notes can be viewed on a phone, and non-emergency WhatsApp support is available between sessions during the stated response hours.

Are you based in the US?

No. DietXP operates from India and sessions are online. The service is limited to Indian-food education; the US cancer-center team and licensed registered dietitian remain responsible for local clinical care and medical nutrition therapy.

What time will my consultations be?

At a time that works where you live, not at Indian office hours. Tell us your city when you book and we will schedule around your treatment days.

Is this covered by insurance, Medicare or Medicaid?

DietXP does not submit insurance, Medicare or Medicaid claims and does not provide a superbill. Expect to self-pay. Coverage rules vary, so check directly with your plan; DietXP does not promise reimbursement.

I already have a dietitian at my cancer center. Do I need this?

Possibly not. Your cancer-center registered dietitian is US-licensed and part of your medical team; DietXP is neither. If their support meets your needs, you may not need DietXP. Our limited role is optional Indian-food education within their plan. Keep your cancer-center dietitian; DietXP never replaces them.

How does WhatsApp support between consultations work?

The adult patient and authorised caregivers may send nutrition questions between consultations during the response hours and within the message limits confirmed before payment. WhatsApp is not an emergency service; urgent or clinical concerns go to the treating team or emergency services.

Can I move from the Core Program to the Extended Program?

An upgrade may be available during the Core Program. The upgrade price, remaining support period and applicable terms are confirmed in writing before payment.

What is the difference between the two programs?

The stated nutrition-education scope is the same in both options. The difference is the support window: 3 months for Core and 6 months for Extended. Before payment, DietXP confirms session cadence, message response hours and any fair-use limits in writing.

Care note: this adult education program complements, and does not replace, your oncologist, cancer-center team or US-licensed registered dietitian. Children and adolescents need pediatric oncology and local dietetic care. Nothing here is a diagnosis, medical nutrition therapy, treatment recommendation or claim about survival, recurrence or cure. If acutely unwell, call your cancer center's 24-hour number or 911.

Where we are based: DietXP operates from India and is not licensed, registered or certified in any US state. The team members delivering this offer are not acting as US registered dietitians. This is private nutrition education, not medical nutrition therapy. DietXP does not submit insurance, Medicare or Medicaid claims or provide a superbill; expect to self-pay. Treatment, feeding-plan and medication decisions stay with your US team.

About the disclaimer below: this page describes an individualised nutrition service delivered one to one. The general site disclaimer applies to DietXP’s free calculators, articles and published website content.