Dietary Supplements

February 19th, 2008 | Category: Mesothelioma

The University of Pennsylvania’s Oncolink website had an article by Carolyn Vachan on dietary supplements, which is often a sore spot with doctors and medical researchers even as they are very popular with the general public. Supplements (vitamins, minerals, etc.) form up a $23 billion industry in the United States, and they

are largely unregulated. The FDA recently introduced new regulations which will be phased in to mid 2010. Vachan recommends patients tell their healthcare teams about supplements they use, whether only considering some supplements could interfere with cancer treatment. More on nutrition for cancer patients.

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