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Maitake mushrooms for treating breast cancer?

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Question from Kkon: Maitake mushrooms are being studied by Sloan-Kettering, I believe. Are there any preliminary results indicating effectiveness in treating breast cancer?: Answer —Gary Deng, M.D., Ph.D.: At Sloan-Kettering we did an early stage study in which we did not look at the efficacy of maitake mushroom extract in treating breast cancer. We gave breast cancer patients different dosages of maitake, and then measured the immunological parameters in their blood, trying to see whether there are any consistent changes that correlate with the amount of maitake the patients were taking. At this point, we are still in the data analysis stage. We have not reached any conclusions yet.

On Wednesday, July 18, 2007, our Ask-the-Expert Online Conference was called Vitamins and Herbal Supplements. Gary Deng, M.D., Ph.D. and moderator Beth Baughman DuPree, M.D., F.A.C.S. answered your questions about how to safely and sensibly incorporate vitamins and supplements into your diet.

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Gary Deng, M.D., Ph.D. is an internist and researcher with the Integrative Medicine Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He is a principal investigator or co-principal investigator in several NIH-funded research projects in the Integrative Medicine Service.

Beth Baughman DuPree, M.D., F.A.C.S. the medical director of the Breast Health Program at Holy Redeemer Health System in Meadowbrook, PA.

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