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Supplement reduced chemotherapy induced fatigue.
2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study using the CTF (Chemotherapy Fatigue) nutritional supplement protocol during chemotherapy demonstrated that a properly administered nutritional protocol materially enhanced chemotherapy patients' quality of life.
A major side effect of chemotherapy is compromised quality of life including extreme patient fatigue. A human intervention trial conducted on 31 patients with recurrent ovarian cancer showed substantially reduced levels of fatigue with the introduction of turmeric-based herbal and nutritional supplements provided by New Chapter, Inc., of Brattleboro, Vermont.
Patients reported significant differences in their overall performance status from taking the New Chapter supplements. They then completed a quality of life/fatigue questionnaire called the FACIT Fatigue Index (Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy), which is a measure of these factors for chemotherapy patients.
Changes of greater than 4 points are considered medically significant, and the average increase in the FACIT Index for patients on the Surwit program was 24. No patient experienced less than a 4-point increase, which means that virtually all patients experienced a significant increase in the quality of life and general fatigue reduction (ranging from 48-52 to 5-52).
"The New Chapter intervention made a world of difference with our patients - the way they were able to tolerate chemotherapy and the fatigue factor, which is always huge for cancer patients," said oncology nurse Leigh David. "Many patients have said they didn't feel any worse going through chemotherapy than prior to their diagnosis. I saw with my own eyes the difference between patients who were on supplements and those who were not. It was very, very obvious."
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