Clueless about Chemo and Vitamins

Here's another good argument for requiring that nurtritional supplements need to be declassified as "food" and tested like the drugs they really are:

Sept. 24, 2004 -- Vitamins and minerals may appear to be safe because they are sold as over-the-counter remedies. But a new study shows that vitamin supplements may affect chemotherapy -- for better or worse.

Patients may think supplements are safe because they're "natural" products, but there is growing evidence that they can intensify or weaken the effects of chemotherapy drugs, say the researchers.

With many supplements on the market, scientists don't yet know how each affects chemotherapy.

The whole WebMD article is at:

Vitamin Supplements May Affect Chemotherapy