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Vitamins and Chemotherapy
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Vitamins and Chemotherapy
by cupcake2, Aug 13, 2004 12:00AM
Vitamins should not be taken during chemotherapy. Should one stop taking vitamins prior to chemotherapy? Do vitamins increase cancer cells?
Doctor's Answer
by CCF-RN,MSN-rf, Aug 13, 2004 12:00AM
Dear cupcake2: To our knowledge, vitamins do not increase cancer cells. Many oncologists do not have a problem with a daily multivitamin. Most would caution against megadosing. You should check with your oncologist to see what he/she recommends.
Member Comments (2)
by pitcrew, Aug 13, 2004 12:00AM
I was told to continue to take my vitamins during chemo, a friend of mine is going through chemo now and was told of additional supplements and vitamins to take to help her body cope with chemo...
