Yes. Some herbs and dietary supplements can interfere with cancer treatment. Do not take any dietary supplements, herbs, vitamins, minerals or other over the counter products without discussing it with your cancer care team first.
While some dietary supplements may be safe to take during treatment, others can lessen the efficacy of cancer therapies or increase the likelihood of toxic side effects.
To stay safe and ensure you gain maximum benefit from all of your mesothelioma treatments, always talk to your doctor before adding in any over the counter products such as herbs and dietary supplements.