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Can using folic acid enhacne chemotherapy?
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Counter productive: Speak to your oncologist about any vitamin supplements that you are taking. Folic acid can interfere with the action of certain chemotherapy drug and it may also accelerate the growth of cancers. The same is true for vitamin A and E.
Answered 1/4/2015
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