Press Release|Articles|March 16, 2026

Navigating Nutrition During Cancer Care: Practical Strategies for Patients at LiveLung Wilmington

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LiveLung will convene a community lung cancer education meeting in Wilmington on March 5 at 12:30 p.m. at Hampton Inn Wilmington–Medical Park, including a complimentary lunch.
Susan Sullivan, RD, LDN, CNSC, will present on nutrition considerations in cardio-oncology, emphasizing practical, evidence-based approaches for nutrition challenges after a cancer diagnosis.
Specialized nutrition care will focus on individualized assessments, malnutrition risk identification, and management of treatment-related toxicities and metabolic needs before, during, and after therapy.
LiveLung advances lung cancer outcomes via monthly patient groups, early-detection education, and resource bags distributed through cancer centers to support newly diagnosed patients through nurse navigators.

WILMINGTON, NC- (February 26, 2025) LiveLung, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting lung cancer patients, survivors, and their care partners, invites the Wilmington community to its monthly educational meeting on Thursday, March 5, at 12:30 p.m. The meeting, which includes a complimentary lunch, will take place at Hampton Inn Wilmington- Medical Park, 2320 S 17^th Street, Wilmington, NC 28401.

This month’s featured presentation, “Nutrition Considerations in CardioOncology,” will be led by Susan Sullivan, RD,LDN,CNSC, Certified Nutrition Support Clinician at Susan Sullivan Nutrition. Sullivan will provide practical tips and evidence-based strategies to help patients navigate the unique nutritional challenges that arise with a cancer diagnosis.

A Certified Nutrition Support Clinician through the National Board of Nutrition Support Certification and licensed by the North Carolina Board of Dietetics, Sullivan provides detailed, patient-specific nutrition assessments and education designed to improve clinical outcomes. She specializes in targeted nutrition strategies to help patients manage symptoms and support recovery before, during, and after cancer treatment — equipping patients and caregivers with practical tools to optimize nutritional status and treatment response.

Skilled in conducting comprehensive nutrition assessments using validated tools, Sullivan identifies malnutrition risk, treatment side effects, and metabolic needs in patients undergoing cancer care. She works collaboratively within interdisciplinary teams to support the management of patient health and nutrition-related factors.

For more information, visit LiveLung.org. Lung Cancer patients and their care partners can RSVP to the meetings at http://livelung.org/meetings/wilmington.

About LiveLung

LiveLung is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that aims to improve health outcomes by advancing lung cancer education, early detection, and compassion for lung cancer patients. We do this by hosting a network of monthly educational community lung cancer patient groups. We also provide resource bags to dozens of cancer centers, where nurse navigators give them to newly diagnosed lung cancer patients.