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Supplements during chemotherapy
Cancer | Last Active: May 24, 2025 | Replies (35)Comment receiving replies
So much conflicting information everywhere - yes, to checking with one’s immediate care team. Also, we can read clinical study reports to become informed. The trouble is no one person holds all the knowledge so when are we limiting possibility over caution? Rhetorical.
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@dpfbanks, I know you said the question is rhetorical, so I won't try to answer it. 🙂
But I have a resource to share with you and other that you might find helpful. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has an extensive website about integrative oncology and a list of herbs, supplements, etc to search and find out what the latest evidence is.
Check out these links:
- Integrative Medicine https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/diagnosis-treatment/symptom-management/integrative-medicine
- About Herbs, Botanicals & Other Products https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/diagnosis-treatment/symptom-management/integrative-medicine/herbs
- Search Herbs https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/diagnosis-treatment/symptom-management/integrative-medicine/herbs/search
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I totally agree with you, it is a shame that more research is not done on combining herbals with standard chemo as a way of limiting side effects from treatment and providing better outcomes.
My goal is to add herbals which won't make the chemo less effective or overburden my kidneys and liver. Integrative Oncologists are tough to find where I live, there is one Naturopathic Oncologist locally who is known for having a God attitude and pushing expensive treatments onto his patients like high dose Vitamin C infusions which I have read are not effective. It would be hard to trust someone with profit as their ulterior motive.