In this webinar, Erin Pellegrin, Senior Director of Culinary Nutrition and Education at Unite for HER, approaches brain health from a bigger-picture perspective. Rather than promising a quick fix or miracle supplement, she walks through the everyday nutrition and lifestyle strategies that actually support cognitive function for cancer patients and survivors.
Cancer treatment can come with cognitive side effects: difficulty concentrating, trouble finding words, slower processing speeds, or that persistent cloud of “brain fog” that won’t lift. It happens during and after chemotherapy, but it can also show up after radiation, surgery, or immunotherapy. This fuzzy thinking—officially called cancer-related cognitive impairment—affects work, daily tasks, and quality of life.
Cognitive health is a part of a whole person approach to cancer:
- Sleep affects cognition
- Movement supports brain health
- Blood sugar stability fuels mental clarity
- Stress impacts your ability to think and focus
Watch the webinar to learn more about lifestyle and nutrition approaches to managing cognitive health during cancer.
About Erin Pellegrin, RD, LDN
Erin Pellegrin, RD, LDN serves as the Senior Director of Culinary Nutrition and Education at Unite for HER, where she has been part of the nutrition team since 2018. In her role, she provides education and counseling to breast and ovarian cancer patients throughout treatment and survivorship – supporting side effect management, risk reduction, long-term health, and practical culinary skills through hands-on demonstrations.
She also leads the organization’s national UFH Connect education initiative, which connects leading experts from across the country with the oncology community to present on topics that are timely, relevant, and impactful.
Previously, she worked as a clinical dietitian specializing in oncology in Philadelphia. She holds a degree in nutrition from LaSalle University and a BA in Communication/Journalism from St. John Fisher College.