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Barbara2 · 10-09-2008, 09:08 PM

My onc is aware of the supplements I take and has no problem with them: Co-Q10, Turmeric, multivitamin, calcium.

An opinion from another onc (Dr. Pegram) regarding supplements:

"If you have a good balanced diet, you shouldn’t need them. But if you eat like I do, then you probably should take a one a day. Half of my patients admit to taking supplements; the other half just take them and don’t tell me! Everybody’s taking something. They’re all taking different things so it’s impossible to study. If you take them in moderation, it’s probably not going to hurt anything, but there’s no data showing that any of the supplements actually work in breast cancer. So the best thing, I think, is a healthy diet because if you do that then you shouldn’t need any supplements."

10-09-2008, 09:08 PM	#9
Barbara2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: South Dakota. Posts: 621	My onc is aware of the supplements I take and has no problem with them: Co-Q10, Turmeric, multivitamin, calcium. An opinion from another onc (Dr. Pegram) regarding supplements: "If you have a good balanced diet, you shouldn’t need them. But if you eat like I do, then you probably should take a one a day. Half of my patients admit to taking supplements; the other half just take them and don’t tell me! Everybody’s taking something. They’re all taking different things so it’s impossible to study. If you take them in moderation, it’s probably not going to hurt anything, but there’s no data showing that any of the supplements actually work in breast cancer. So the best thing, I think, is a healthy diet because if you do that then you shouldn’t need any supplements." __________________ Blessings and Peace, Barbara DX Oct 02 @ age 52 Stage 2B Grade 3 Mastectomy "at least" 4.5 cm IDC 1+node ER+61% /PR- Assiciated Intraductual component with Comedo Necrosis Her2+ FISH8.6 IHC 2+ 5 1/2 CEF Arimidex Celebrex 400mg daily for 13 months Prophylactic mastectomy Estradiol #: 13 PTEN positive, "late" Herceptin (26 months after chemo) Oct 05: Actonel for osteopenia from Arimidex. May 08: Replaced Actonel with Zometa . Taking every 6 months. Accepting the gift of life, I give thanks for it and live it in fullness.