The evidence supporting or discouraging the use of dietary supplements in the cancer patients is not very clear. The dietary supplements are intended to support the diet and may contain one or more vitamins, minerals, amino acids etc. However, in case of cancer patients, it is not appropriate to recommend all dietary supplements together because it included a broad group of compounds.
In short, it is necessary to recommend supplements on an individual patient basis after a thorough evaluation of benefits measured against potential harms. Eventually, which supplements do you routinely recommend in cancer patients?
