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Can I continue to use complementary therapies, take herbal remedies or vitamin supplements when I'm on chemotherapy?
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There is no harm, but one has to verify that the alternative medicine and the chemotherapy drugs you are taking do ot have the conjunctive effect. If the exact details of the side effects is not known it is better to avoid to prevent the harmful effects.
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