The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Supplements of Potential Concern during Breast Cancer Chemotherapy

Table 3

Discussed CAM use with CAM or conventional provider ().

Supplement	Used during chemo/radiation	Discussed with
		CAM provider	Conventional provider
		(%)	(%)
Antioxidants
Alpha-lipoic acid	11	6 (54.5)	2 (18.2)
Beta carotene	5	1 (20.0)	1 (20.0)
CoQ10	27	15 (55.5)	4 (14.8)
Glutathione	5	3 (60.0)	1 (20.0)
Grape seed extract	3	1 (33.3)	0 (0.0)
Green tea	60	20 (33.3)	4 (6.7)
Lycopene	1	1 (100.0)	0 (0.0)
Melatonin	44	29 (65.9)	7 (15.9)
Pycnogenol	0	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Resveratrol	3	1 (33.3)	1 (33.3)
Selenium	7	3 (42.9)	1 (14.3)
Turmeric	26	14 (53.8)	2 (7.7)
Vitamin A	24	9 (37.5)	5 (20.8)
Vitamin C	40	13 (32.5)	8 (20.0)
Vitamin E	37	13 (35.1)	10 (27.0)
Any antioxidant	129	54 (41.9)	32 (24.8)
CYP activity
Bitter orange	1	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Black cohosh	5	2 (40.0)	2 (40.0)
Dandelion	4	2 (50.0)	0 (0.0)
Devil’s claw	0	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
DHEA	1	1 (100.0)	0 (0.0)
Echinacea	4	2 (50.0)	0 (0.0)
Feverfew	0	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Garlic	29	6 (20.7)	0 (0.0)
Genistein	2	1 (50.0)	0 (0.0)
Ginkgo biloba	2	1 (50.0)	1 (50.0)
Goldenseal	0	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Grapefruit juice	2	1 (50.0)	0 (0.0)
Green tea	60	20 (33.3)	4 (6.7)
Guggul tree	0	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Kava kava	1	1 (100.0)	0 (0.0)
Licorice	7	4 (57.1)	0 (0.0)
Milk thistle	8	3 (37.5)	1 (12.5)
Peppermint oil	4	1 (25.0)	1 (25.0)
Pycnogenol	0	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Quercetin	8	6 (75.0)	2 (25.0)
Red clover	0	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Resveratrol	3	1 (33.3)	1 (33.3)
Schisandra	0	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
St. John’s Wort	2	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Valerian	1	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Vitamin E	37	13 (35.1)	10 (27.0)
Any CYP	109	38 (34.9)	18 (16.5)
Any of the above	143	60 (42.0)	34 (23.8)