Hello @brad78 . I had SCC in an ear, temporal bone resection, paraotidectomy, neck dissection almost 12 years ago at Mayo. Radiation/chemo followed due to not clean margins but I did that at U. of Michigan closer to home. The nutritionists there were quite helpful but encouraged any form of calories during the 7 weeks of treatment so high sugar shakes were a mainstay. Since then I did really modify my diet due to new normal taste preferences and research into reducing sugar and increasing protein. I seem to crave vegetables especially now. I was quite a sugar addict before but found it pretty easy to decrease that consumption. I save my sugar intake for dark chocolate now, and Manuka honey. I found a book by a Mayo palliative care MD very helpful in many ways including diet. "How Not to be My Patient" by Ed Creagan MD. You can get it thru Mayo bookstore or on Amazon. I loved this book so much that I bought copies for all our kids and other family members. How are you planning to change your diet?