Antioxidants disrupt treatment

Coloured towers: Komtar (left) lit up in purple hues in George Town as Menara Alor Setar gets a dash of colour in conjunction with World Cancer Day 2021. — ZHAFARAN NASIB and G.C. TAN/The Star

PETALING JAYA: The over-consumption of supplements, especially antioxidants among cancer patients could interfere with treatment of the disease, says a clinical pharmacist with the National Cancer Institute.

Azmi Nor Mohd Farez Ahmat said “megadoses” of these supplements could also cause recurrence of these cancers.