Beware When Taking Herbal Supplements with Conventional Therapy

Symptoms and Treatments Complementary Therapies
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Here is the story of a synovial sarcoma patient who was taking an herbal supplement while on Trabectedin and had a life-threatening side effect:

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are the doctors sure about the connection? and are other herbal that have negative effects?

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There is no way to prove a direct link but since it makes sense, they assume it was the cause…
It’s important to tell your oncologist if you take herbal supplement so they can record their side effects. There aren’t many trials with herbal supplements so their possible side effects are mostly unknown.

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