Use of Antioxidants During Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy Should Be Avoided

• Published in: CA: a cancer journal for clinicians Vol. 55; no. 5; pp. 319 - 321
• Main Author: D'Andrea, Gabriella M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol Am Cancer Soc 01.09.2005; John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Antineoplastic Agents - administration & dosage; Antioxidants; Antioxidants - adverse effects; Cancer; Chemotherapy; Combined Modality Therapy; Contraindications; Dietary Supplements; Humans; Neoplasms - mortality; Neoplasms - therapy; Radiology; Radiotherapy; Survival Rate

Many patients being treated for cancer use dietary supplements, particularly antioxidants, in the hope of reducing the toxicity of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Some researchers have claimed, furthermore, that antioxidants also increase the effectiveness of cytotoxic therapy and have explicitly rec...