From: Health food store recommendations: implications for breast cancer patients
Product name | No. of stores providing recommendation | Cost for a monthly supply ($CAD) | Recommended daily usage | Type of product |
---|---|---|---|---|
Essiac | 10 | 57.50 ± 18.07 | 1 cup | Herbal tea combination |
Floressence | 9 | 46.47 ± 18.50 | 1 cup | Herbal tea combination |
Coenzyme Q10 | 4 | 34.24 ± 6.12 | 100 mg/day | Antioxidant |
Ip6 (Inositol hexaphosphate) | 4 | 60 | 12 caps/day | Antioxidant |
Moducare | 4 | 45.99 ± 18.38 | As directed on bottle | Sterols/sterolins |
MGN | 3 | 433.33 ± 152.75 | 12 caps/day | Mushroom extract |
Pau D'arco | 3 | 20 | As directed on bottle | Herb |
Multivitamin | 3 | 6.74 ± 3.17 | 1 cap/day | Vitamin |
Ester-C | 2 | 5.75 | 1 cap/day | Vitamin |
Pycnogelol | 2 | 33.99 | 1 cap/day | Antioxidant |
Grape seed extract | 2 | 43.50 | 1–3 caps/day | Seed extract |
Vitamin C | 2 | 5 | 5000 mg/day | Vitamin |
Astragalus | 2 | 14.99 | As directed on bottle | Herb |
Greens+ | 1 | 10.59 | 1 cup/day | Herbal combination |
Breast Health Combination | 1 | 126.00 | 6–12 caps/day | Herbal combination |
Beta-carotene | 1 | 2.00 | 10,000 mg/day | Antioxidant |
Shark Cartilage | 1 | 104.00 | 8 caps/day | Cartilage of shark |
Cat's claw | 1 | 24.89 | As directed on bottle | Herb |
RM-10 | 1 | 210.00 | 4–6 caps/day | Mushroom and herbal combination |
Oregano oil | 1 | 5.28 | 2 g/day | Herbal extract |
Proanthocyanidin | 1 | 24.99 | 1–2 caps/day | Antioxidant |
Cancergo | 1 | 69.00 | 2 caps t.i.d. | Herbal combination |
Collagen slim | 1 | 69.00 | 15 ml q.i.d. | Herbal combination |
Mega B | 1 | 9.66 | 1 cap/day | Vitamin |
Oncolyn | 1 | 115.50 | 3 caps/day | Botanical extract |
Venus fly trap | 1 | N/A | N/A | Herb |
Garlic | 1 | 5.00 | 2–3 caps/day | Botanical |
Vitamin A | 1 | 6.00 | 50,000 mg/day | Vitamin |
Vitamin E | 1 | 6.00 | 400 IU/day | Vitamin |
Mushroom extract | 1 | 24.99 | As directed on bottle | Mushroom extract |
Maitake mushroom | 1 | 75.00 | As directed on bottle | Mushroom extract |