Research companion · Menopause after cancer
Is this safe with my cancer treatment?
Search any supplement, herb, peptide, medication or food against your cancer type and current treatment. We surface what published research says for someone with your profile — so you walk into the next oncology appointment with the right question, not a panicked guess.
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Search a supplement, herb, peptide, medication or food
Right now we cover ~55 substances — supplements, herbs, medications and foods — against breast, endometrial and ovarian treatments. We add more as the evidence supports it.
A research summary, not medical advice. Each entry shows, in plain language, what the cited studies actually found for your treatment class — with the number and type of sources behind it. We never give doses, never issue a directive (no "do this / don't do this"), and nothing here replaces your oncology team. Breast cancer has the deepest evidence; endometrial and ovarian use a more conservative evidence base with PARP / platinum chemo / CDK4/6 context.
What this isn't
- It isn't a drug-drug interaction checker for everyday prescriptions — Drugs.com and your pharmacist do that better.
- It isn't a list of "natural alternatives" to your endocrine therapy. Endocrine therapy reduces recurrence; nothing on this page replaces that.
- It isn't dosing guidance. Even where we say "likely OK", the dose conversation belongs with your oncology team.
- It isn't a substitute for a menopause-trained oncology specialist — it's how you arrive at that appointment better prepared.
Tip: set your cancer profile below so the research summary is filtered to your subtype and current treatment (e.g. tamoxifen, AI, CDK4/6, PARP). Without a profile we show the general view only.
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Personalize the research summary to your cancer profile
Only you can see this. Used to filter the rules below. Phase 1 covers breast cancer; other types are coming once we can do them properly.
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