Dangerous Combinations: Ingestible CAM Supplement Use During Chemotherapy in Patients with Ovarian Cancer | Zendy

M. Robyn Andersen | Zendy; Erin Sweet | Zendy; Kimberly A. Lowe | Zendy; Leanna J. Standish | Zendy; Charles W. Drescher | Zendy; Barbara A. Goff | Zendy

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Dangerous Combinations: Ingestible CAM Supplement Use During Chemotherapy in Patients with Ovarian Cancer

Author(s) -

M. Robyn Andersen,

Erin Sweet,

Kimberly A. Lowe,

Leanna J. Standish,

Charles W. Drescher,

Barbara A. Goff

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

the journal of alternative and complementary medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55

H-Index - 90

eISSN - 1557-7708

pISSN - 1075-5535

DOI - 10.1089/acm.2012.0295

Subject(s) - medicine , ovarian cancer , chemotherapy , traditional medicine , oncology , cancer , gynecology

Some ingestible complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) supplements, including herbal remedies, teas, and vitamins, have biological activities that make them likely to interact poorly with conventional chemotherapeutic treatments. This study surveyed women with ovarian cancer to document the extent to which women use ingestible CAM supplements and conventional chemotherapeutic treatments that are believed to be of potential concern when used together.

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