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Supplements during chemotherapy

Cancer | Last Active: May 24, 2025 | Replies (35)

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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.

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I have read 2 books now about some of the approaches being used in Integrative Oncology - like repurposed medicines, lower dose chemo, etc. Its encouraging to see this area growing. The thinking seems to be that cancer is not only a genetic mutation, but also a metabolic disease. Attacking from both angles makes sense to me and I hope more of the things like adding Claritan to certain chemotherapy regimens to help with Neulasta bone pain (say nothing of the studies on histamines and cancer) and even low dose aspirin which has been shown to promote cell apoptosis and inhibit angiogenesis. We should learn about these things and ask about adding them to our 'standard' regimens.