Here are some tips to deal with the nausea and vomiting, provided by Maria Erdman, the Upstate Cancer Center's registered dietitian nutritionist:

-- Eat small, frequent meals.

-- Avoid unpleasant odors.

-- Avoid foods that are hot, spicy and strong-smelling or fried and greasy.

-- Avoid drinking liquids at meals.

-- Eat dry foods -- such as crackers, toast and dry cereals – every two to three hours during the day.

This article appears in the fall 2017 issue of Cancer Care magazine.