How long should I keep taking the nutraceuticals for?
Large clinical studies that have been undertaken on individuals whose treatment for cancer has included nutraceuticals have been somewhat inconsistent on this question. For example, one large study (Hercberg, et al. Int J Cancer. 2010 Jan 26) which included 12,741 individuals who took a nutraceutical daily over 7.4 years, found that individuals were only protected against cancer for the duration that they were taking it – in the 5 years after the study when subjects were no longer taking the nutraceutical, the rates of cancer increased again to that of the general population. In another large study however (Qiao, et al. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2009 Apr 1;101(7):507-18.) in which 29,584 individuals were given a nutraceutical daily for 6 years, they researchers noted that its protective effects and decreased mortality were evident up to 10 years after the study was completed. Since our natural nutraceuticals are safe, well-tolerated, and have a large number of other beneficial effects on the
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