Beverly Hills, CA
A 30-year-old female asked:
Is it okay to take maitake mushrooms extract during chemotherapy?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Masoud Sadighpouranswered
Sleep Medicine 40 years experience
Maitake: In 2009, a phase i/ii human trial, conducted by memorial sloan–kettering cancer center, showed maitake could stimulate the immune systems of breast cancer patients.
Then it might be considered safe so far.
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Dr. Raymundo Romeroanswered
Medical Oncology 24 years experience
PROBABLY NOT: It is better not to take this supplement during chemotherapy since it is not know if it interacts with your chemotherapy (ei: increase toxicity or decrease efficacy). I understand the reason you are taking mitake - for its "anti-cancer" properties. We don't have sufficient data to recommend the use of mitake as treatment. Best thing is to talk to your oncologist and inform him of the supplements.
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Last updated Dec 9, 2013
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