other treatment options?
I am 55 and just diagnosed, a couple of weeks ago, with iDC, i was really hoping it would have been insitu still, but not to be. I am booked for a mastectomy on the 20th (2 weeks eeek). The biopsy sa...
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Hi @bevvzy
We recommend that you to talk to your oncologist about any complementary medicine or supplement you might be thinking of taking.
The USA Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre has a great website and smart phone app called ‘About Herbs, Botanicals and other Products’. The website provides a lot of information about herbs, botanicals, vitamins and supplements and possible adverse effects on breast cancer treatments. Please note that 'black salve' preparations, which contain an alkaloid derived from bloodroot and zinc chloride, can have serious adverse effects. There are documented cases of black salve eroding away at tissue and making lesions worse, leading to significant damage and scarring to the skin. Inappropriate use of bloodroot for cancer treatment can have severe adverse effects.You can learn more about bloodroot, a component of black salve, here
If you have any questions or queries, please feel free to get in touch with me via email: pmcloughlin@bcna.org.au
Best,
Pauline McLoughlin, Senior Policy Officer
We recommend that you to talk to your oncologist about any complementary medicine or supplement you might be thinking of taking.
The USA Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre has a great website and smart phone app called ‘About Herbs, Botanicals and other Products’. The website provides a lot of information about herbs, botanicals, vitamins and supplements and possible adverse effects on breast cancer treatments. Please note that 'black salve' preparations, which contain an alkaloid derived from bloodroot and zinc chloride, can have serious adverse effects. There are documented cases of black salve eroding away at tissue and making lesions worse, leading to significant damage and scarring to the skin. Inappropriate use of bloodroot for cancer treatment can have severe adverse effects.You can learn more about bloodroot, a component of black salve, here
If you have any questions or queries, please feel free to get in touch with me via email: pmcloughlin@bcna.org.au
Best,
Pauline McLoughlin, Senior Policy Officer