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Becky · 02-04-2012, 06:50 AM

Green tea has powerful antioxidants in it. Too much, especially if using the supplement (versus just drinking it because you can only drink so much in a day) can be harmful to anyone. Too much equals over 10 eight ounce servings per day. I have heard it can interfer with the chemo called Velcade which is used primarily in multiple myeloma but I haven't heard about anything else. As we all have heard, during chemo our doctors or nutritionists have said not to take antioxidant supplements. Mine told me that a daily multi vitamin was okay but that's it. However, eating right and consuming tea would never be NOT okay. But you shouldn't just drink green tea and eat oranges all day either as that is not balanced. Anyway, I think you get my point on green tea. The Velcade thing was referenced in a journal (Blood I think). I think as long as your sister in law is not over doing it or using supplements, its fine to drink green tea.

02-04-2012, 06:50 AM	#2
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Re: green tea harmful with certain chemos? Green tea has powerful antioxidants in it. Too much, especially if using the supplement (versus just drinking it because you can only drink so much in a day) can be harmful to anyone. Too much equals over 10 eight ounce servings per day. I have heard it can interfer with the chemo called Velcade which is used primarily in multiple myeloma but I haven't heard about anything else. As we all have heard, during chemo our doctors or nutritionists have said not to take antioxidant supplements. Mine told me that a daily multi vitamin was okay but that's it. However, eating right and consuming tea would never be NOT okay. But you shouldn't just drink green tea and eat oranges all day either as that is not balanced. Anyway, I think you get my point on green tea. The Velcade thing was referenced in a journal (Blood I think). I think as long as your sister in law is not over doing it or using supplements, its fine to drink green tea. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"