The drugs you take to treat your MBC may interact with foods, dietary supplements, and other drugs. Talk to your doctor and pharmacist about whether you should avoid certain foods, supplements, or drugs or if you need to change the dose of a drug. Click the links below to learn more.
Cancer Drug Interactions with Other Drugs
- Cancer Drug Interactions: Cancer Drug Interaction Checker
- Practice Update: Proton Pump Inhibitors for Heartburn May Reduce the Efficacy of Ribociclib and Palbociclib
Cancer Drug Interactions with Foods and Dietary Supplements
- MedPage Today:Â Â Breast Cancer Drugs May Weaken Effects of Weight-Loss Drugs
- Memorial Sloan Kettering (Video and Link to Searchable Database): Herbs, Botanicals and Other Products
- National Cancer Institute: Cancer Therapy Interactions With Foods and Dietary Supplements
- Breastcancer.org: Dietary Supplements and Hormone Therapy
- Cancer Network: Herb-Drug Interactions in Cancer Care
- Unite for HER: Funding and delivering integrative and supportive therapies to help empower and restore your body, mind, and soul
- MedPage Today: Taking heartburn medications with palbociclib (Ibrance®) leads to worse outcomes in people with MBC
Last Modified on September 22, 2023