Nutritional recommendation for patients undergoing chemotherapy during CoVID-19 pandemic

The world is currently in a large scale outbreak, also referred to as pandemic for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (CoVID-19) and its variants. Patients having cancer not only have to combat their disease and its complications, but also they have to suffer lists of side effects due to the use of chemotherapy. This article is written to suggest a list of nutritional consideration for chemotherapeutic patients at this stage of CoVID-19 pandemic for enhancement of their immune system. Since, nutrition has a decisive role in immune response, specifically in immuno-suppressed patients such as the ones undergoing chemotherapy. Due to the complexity of designing a diet for the mentioned patients, we recommend a balanced and varied diet in the CoVID-19 pandemic which include, zinc, omega-3, vitamin D, whole grains, skimmed dairy which were discussed in great detail in the article.