Dietary Supplement Use in Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vitamins, minerals, and natural product (NP)-derived dietary supplements are commonly used among women with breast cancer, where interactions with treatments and the disease are possible, emphasizing the importance for health care providers to be aware of supplement use.

Objectives

The study aimed to investigate current vitamin/mineral (VM) and NP supplement use among those diagnosed with breast cancer, including usage based on tumor type or concurrent breast cancer treatments and primary information sources for specific supplements.

Methods

Social media recruiting to complete an online questionnaire self-reporting current VM and NP use and breast cancer diagnosis and treatment information primarily attracted US participants. Analyses, including multivariat

SUBMITTER: Hauer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10196584 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature