susan hendrix explains how to cancer patients can better enjoy their food >> reporter: while cancer-fighting drugs are killing your cancer they can mess up your smell and taste. register dietitian, editor of what to eat during cancer treatment, says patients often experience unpleasant side effects from radiation. >> nausea. diarrhea: sores in their mouth. trouble swallows. taste alterations >> reporter: food odors can make you feel queasy so eating foods at room temperature may help. snacking throughout the day helps instead of eating three large meals. soft texture in this food helps ease mouth pain and high calories keep people from loosing weight. >> sometimes they cannot taste things at all >> reporter: to help wake up your taste buds this salad recipe calls for strong flavors. ingrediants such as tuna, red peppers and onions. recipes chopped full of key ingrediants are critical for staying healthy while battling cancer. >> you need energy and stamina. eating well helps you do that. >>> you have been busy. you have earned your paycheck this season. >> storm after storm. we have another