Programs for breast cancer care and recovery

Yes. Diane works with women across the full arc - newly diagnosed, in active chemotherapy or radiation, in surgical recovery, and in post-treatment recovery. The protocol is built around where you are TODAY, not a textbook timeline. Many clients start during active treatment specifically to manage side effects (nausea, taste changes, fatigue, digestion) and to stay nourished while their body is under load.

Virtual. All BCCAR check-ins, 1:1 consultations, and protocol reviews happen by Zoom. The Membership Hub (modules, recipes, supplementation guides, weekly notes) is online. This means you can do the work from chemo chair, recovery bed, kitchen - whatever works that day. No travel, no waiting rooms.

Yes - and she expects to. Every protocol is designed to complement your medical team's plan, not replace it. Diane will ask what your oncologist, surgeon, or naturopath has already advised. If she sees a potential interaction (a supplement that affects how a chemotherapy drug metabolizes, for example), she flags it and asks you to clear it with your medical team before we proceed. Diane is a Holistic Nutritionist, not a physician - collaboration is the work, not an afterthought.

It's a conversation. Diane reviews everything you're currently taking (prescriptions, OTC meds, supplements, herbs) before recommending anything new. The goal is informed simplification, not addition. We look for redundancies, possible interactions with your treatment, and gaps your current stack isn't covering. Bring your list to the call.

If you have any of the following on hand, share them ahead of the call so Diane can review: your current diagnosis + treatment plan summary, recent bloodwork (especially CBC, CMP, vitamin D, B12, iron panel, any tumour markers), a list of every medication and supplement you're taking with dosages, and any food sensitivities or allergies you already know about. None of this is required - Diane can build from a conversation alone - but it deepens the first session.

Most clients notice changes in energy and digestion within the first 2-3 weeks of consistent protocol use, before any deeper biomarker shifts. The full BCCAR arc is three months because that's the window where habit formation and the slower bloodwork changes (inflammation markers, nutrient stores, weight stabilization) tend to land. Diane is honest about what nutrition can and can't move - and what's outside her scope as a Holistic Nutritionist.