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Old 02-25-2007, 02:50 AM   #8
heblaj01
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Linda,
The only approved ointment containing EGCG I am aware of is Polyphenon E.
The approval by FDA was for warts (see article below) not cancer but preclinical studies of EGCG have shown skin protective activity against cancer causing sunlight & some chemicals.
So you certainly will need the OK & a prescription from your caregiver to use this product or any similar ointment which a compounding pharmacist could prepare.

http://www.herbalgram.org/default.asp?c=gthpv
FDA Approves Special Green Tea Extract as a New Topical Drug for Genital Warts

P.S.
Lani has posted an article about Sutent a drug in clinical trial in 2006 which may be approved this year:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?sec...ell&id=4808127

Regarding Doxil & Herceptin: did you take them concurrently or successively?
If you took them successively: ask your onc if the combo is still indicated.

Last edited by heblaj01; 02-25-2007 at 02:58 AM.. Reason: added last sentence
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