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What Supplements Should Be Taken During Chemotherapy?

My name is Jason Francis and I am from Malaysia.My mum,age 59 has been diagnosed with stage 2 Breast Cancer and she has undergone some surgery to removed a cancerous lump and 2 limp nodes located in her left breast and she has now completed her 2nd Chemotherapy due to the aggressiveness of the cancer reaction and was strongly advise to complete 6 session.She has been consuming Nutrilite supplements since young and has been consuming more than the recommended consumption.She was also diagnosed with Diabetic Type 2 and Thyroid before.Please advise me on the necessary supplement that is needed for her body to recuperate throughout the Chemotherapy.
Mon, 16 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

* The chemotherapy patient requires following additional guidelines as per my clinical experience

- Proper hydration maintenance with plenty of liquids.
- Balanced nutritious diet with proteins, minerals, trace elements,
carbohydrates, lipids.
- Vitamins with particular supplements of folic acid, cyanocobalamine
pyridoxine are very vital.
- Zinc, copper, selenium, vitamin c are major supporters with
scavenger activity in anti microbial pathway.

Wish her fine recover.
Thanks.
Take care.
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What Supplements Should Be Taken During Chemotherapy?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. * The chemotherapy patient requires following additional guidelines as per my clinical experience - Proper hydration maintenance with plenty of liquids. - Balanced nutritious diet with proteins, minerals, trace elements, carbohydrates, lipids. - Vitamins with particular supplements of folic acid, cyanocobalamine pyridoxine are very vital. - Zinc, copper, selenium, vitamin c are major supporters with scavenger activity in anti microbial pathway. Wish her fine recover. Thanks. Take care.