How do you counsel patients on multivitamin use during therapy?

I tell patients to stop intake of anti-oxidant multivitamins (A,C and E) at the time of consultation, and if they so wish, they can resume them no sooner than 6-8 weeks after course completion because "radiation continues to work after we're done." I simplify how radiation attacks/kills the cancer D...

Very important clinical question.

As to vitamin supplementation in my patients, and the discussion(s) I have with them/families, in this regard, I do these things:

1. Unless the patient appears cachectic, I often discourage supplement(s) in general. That is, a balanced diet will probably be more effec...