Kathryn K. Hamilton

TL;DR: The American Cancer Society (ACS) conducted a study with a group of experts in nutrition, physical activity, and cancer survivorship to evaluate the scientific evidence and best clinical practices related to optimal nutrition and physical activity after the diagnosis of cancer.

TL;DR: Recommendations for community action are presented to accompany the 4 recommendations for individual choices to reduce cancer risk, recognizing that a supportive social and physical environment is indispensable if individuals at all levels of society are to have genuine opportunities to choose healthy behaviors.

TL;DR: The authors include information on the relationship between health‐related behaviors and comorbidities, long‐term sequelae and patient‐reported outcomes, and health disparities, with attention to enabling survivors' ability to adhere to recommendations.

TL;DR: The Revised 2017 Scope of Practice for theRDN reflects the position of the Academy on the essential role of the RDN in the direction and delivery of food and nutrition services and reflects the minimum competent level of nutrition and dietetics practice and professional performance.

TL;DR: The Revised 2017 Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance for RDNs, along with the Academy's Code of Ethics and the Revised 2017 Scope of Practice for the RDN, provide minimum standards and tools for demonstrating competence and safe practice and are used collectively to gauge and guide an RDN's performance in nutrition and dietetics practice.