I have heard Astragalus is a cancer fighting herb that could help fight cancer. Do we have any research on this?

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DrLisaSchwartz (Physician - Oncology - Radiation (Verified) ) - 06 / 20 / 2012

There was an interesting trial done by UCSF that looked at Chinese formulas containing astragalus in patients who were receiving platinum based chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer. Those patients receiving the Chinese formulas did have slightly longer progression-free survival. There is also other pre-clinical research on astragalus suggesting that it has some tumor fighting properties. I personally try not to base my recommendations on pre-clinical research but in the case of astragalus we do know it may help in lung cancer or those receiving platinum based chemotherapy as noted above.
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