Andrea Schaffer, ONC, CAIMS, TAP, FNTP, RHP

​Oncology Nutrition Consultant, Certified Advanced Metabolic Specialist and Founder of Not Just Broccoli Oncology Nutrition

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Helping people understand that cancer is not just about the tumor—it's about the terrain that allowed it to grow.

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Short Bio 

Andrea Schaffer is an Oncology Nutrition Consultant and Advanced Integrative Metabolic Specialist who helps people navigate cancer through a personalized, data-driven approach to nutrition and lifestyle medicine. Drawing from both professional expertise and her own brain cancer journey, Andrea empowers individuals to optimize their terrain through advanced testing, metabolic health, and practical strategies that support resilience during and beyond a cancer diagnosis.

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Full Bio

Andrea Schaffer is the founder of Not Just Broccoli Oncology Nutrition and an Oncology Nutrition Consultant specializing in metabolic and terrain-based approaches to cancer care. Her work focuses on helping individuals understand and address the underlying imbalances that may contribute to cancer development and progression, including blood sugar dysregulation, inflammation, immune function, microbiome health, toxic burden, stress, sleep, and nutrient deficiencies.

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As an Certified Advanced Integrative Metabolic Specialist, Oncology Nutrition Consultant, Terrain Advocate, Functional Supplement Specialist, and Restorative Health Practitioner, Andrea uses advanced testing and individualized assessment to create personalized nutrition and lifestyle strategies for her clients.

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Andrea's perspective is also deeply personal. Following the surprising discovery of an asymptomatic brain tumor on a preventative MRI scan, subsequent brain surgery, and a diagnosis of grade 3 oligodendroglioma (brain cancer), she found herself applying the same principles she teaches to her own healing journey. This unique combination of professional training and lived experience allows her to speak authentically about navigating uncertainty, making informed decisions, and becoming an active participant in one's health. Her mission is simple: to help people move from confusion and overwhelm to clarity, confidence, self advocacy and action.

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Sample Interview Questions

• Can you briefly tell us about the decision to get a preventive MRI and how that changed the course of your life?

• What does "terrain" mean, and why does it matter in cancer?

• Why do you say cancer is more than a tumor?

• What are the biggest nutrition mistakes cancer patients make?

• Many people think of testing as something you do after there's a problem. What would you want people to understand about the role testing can play before, during, and after a diagnosis?

• What labs do you find most valuable for understanding health?

• What role does blood sugar play in cancer outcomes?

• What did your own cancer diagnosis teach you?

• What are the first steps someone should take after receiving a diagnosis?

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