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Ellie F · 12-16-2010, 04:07 AM

Thanks Lani
As everything with bc there tends to be conflicting info! I saw as lecture by Eric Winer who said don't take multi-vits as cancer cells are able to utilise nutrients more efficiently than normal cells and giving them 'help' may actually speed their proliferation!

Ellie

12-16-2010, 04:07 AM	#2
Ellie F Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,526	Re: for what it is worth: taking multivitamins with minerals MAY decrease bc recurren Thanks Lani As everything with bc there tends to be conflicting info! I saw as lecture by Eric Winer who said don't take multi-vits as cancer cells are able to utilise nutrients more efficiently than normal cells and giving them 'help' may actually speed their proliferation! Ellie