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Suggest Dietary Restrictions While On Breast Cancer Treatment

I just finished a participating in a clinical trial of letrozole 2.5 mg + or - alpelisib (study drug) as a neoadjuvant treatment in early stage ER+ PR+ HER 2 - breast cancer. I am now continuing the letrozole and have breast CA surgery planned next week. During the trial there were dietary restrictions and I am checking on any dietary restrictions or herbal and supplement restrictions with now with letrozole alone. Forgot to ask at my last trial appt yesterday
Wed, 16 Jan 2019
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Hi,

There are some foods that should be avoided, you should confirm these with your doctors.

Some of the foods are grapefruit/grapefruit juice, alcohol, corn oil, peanut oil, safflower oil, sunflower oil, soybean oil.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Michelle Gibson James,
General & Family Physician
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Suggest Dietary Restrictions While On Breast Cancer Treatment

Hi, There are some foods that should be avoided, you should confirm these with your doctors. Some of the foods are grapefruit/grapefruit juice, alcohol, corn oil, peanut oil, safflower oil, sunflower oil, soybean oil. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Michelle Gibson James, General & Family Physician