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Hi Lisa,
What the research that Al refers to shows is not the curcumin is bad per se, but it doesn't mix with certain types of chemo, such as cyclophosphamide and adriamycin.
I just wanted to point out that milk thistle does have estrogenic effects and therefore is probably not suitable for anybody reading this who has a ER+ cancer.
Also, since you saw your nutritionist, the thinking on vitamin E has changed, following a clinical trial that tried to prevent new primaries from developing by giving them vitamin E supplements: "According to a new study reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, supplementation with Vitamin E increases the risk of developing a new cancer. The study involved 540 patients with head and neck cancers who were given either 400 IU/day of Vitamin E or placebo starting on the first day of radiation therapy for three years. Researchers found that patients who received vitamin E had a higher rate of second primary cancer compared to those on placebo."
What a complicated area, huh?
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