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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Do Vitamin Supplements Help In Recovering From Cancer?

My friend has just been told her cancer is way beyond stage 4 & the only thing that can be done is chemo. Do think high doses of vitamins will help her? I think she needs a 2nd opinion from Moffitt in Tampa. She says her doctor trained at Moffitt. My question is why isn t he still there. You would think they would have tried to keep him if he was so good.
Fri, 13 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

* As per my clinical experience, the high dose of multi vitamins are not helpful in stage 4 cancer to prevent its spread. On the reverse, one can face side effects from the over dose of it.

* Vitamins in recommended doses can support general debility condition of the patient.

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Do Vitamin Supplements Help In Recovering From Cancer?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. * As per my clinical experience, the high dose of multi vitamins are not helpful in stage 4 cancer to prevent its spread. On the reverse, one can face side effects from the over dose of it. * Vitamins in recommended doses can support general debility condition of the patient. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.