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bmorr7 · 07-15-2013, 10:04 AM

Hi everyone,

Rachel is starting her chemo on July 22 (TCH) and our oncologist has said that taking coenzyme q10 is ok with him as it might help protect her heart from the Herceptin. I was just doing a google search and some other supplements were mentioned as being used during chemotherapy. There were:

1. Biotin (to help protect hair during chemotherapy)
2. Magnesium (to help protect the heart during chemotherapy)
3. Vitamin D (to protect the bones and heart)

I'll ask our oncologist about these but I was wondering what others think of these supplements. We want to protect Rachel but we also don't want to interfere with the chemo doing its job either.

Does anyone know if these interfere with the effectiveness of chemo?

Does anyone have experience with these helping?

Thanks!

Ben

07-15-2013, 10:04 AM	#1
bmorr7 Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 24	Do Supplements Interfere with Chemotherapy? Hi everyone, Rachel is starting her chemo on July 22 (TCH) and our oncologist has said that taking coenzyme q10 is ok with him as it might help protect her heart from the Herceptin. I was just doing a google search and some other supplements were mentioned as being used during chemotherapy. There were: 1. Biotin (to help protect hair during chemotherapy) 2. Magnesium (to help protect the heart during chemotherapy) 3. Vitamin D (to protect the bones and heart) I'll ask our oncologist about these but I was wondering what others think of these supplements. We want to protect Rachel but we also don't want to interfere with the chemo doing its job either. Does anyone know if these interfere with the effectiveness of chemo? Does anyone have experience with these helping? Thanks! Ben