Hello jklondon,

I realise that your are not asking a nurse a question but I feel I just need to give you some information about fucoidan.

Fucoidan has been studied in laboratory settings but has not been part of human clinical trials.  Therefore it is not possible to say if this is a useful cancer treatment and very importantly if it is safe to take.   In fact it has already been shown to interact with prescribed medication that thins the blood and reduces blood clots (anticoagulants) because it can cause bleeding. It currently is not recommended to take and it needs to be part of much larger trials in people with cancer for us to understand if it is a safe and useful treatment for cancer.

The U.S hospital Memorial Sloan Kettering gives some good advice about it and you can read it by clicking here

I hope you don’t mind me posting. You are welcome to get back to us and if you want to you can speak to one of the information nurses, you can telephone us on 0808 800 4040. We are here between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.

With best wishes

Caroline

Hello jklondon,

I realise that your are not asking a nurse a question but I feel I just need to give you some information about fucoidan.

Fucoidan has been studied in laboratory settings but has not been part of human clinical trials.  Therefore it is not possible to say if this is a useful cancer treatment and very importantly if it is safe to take.   In fact it has already been shown to interact with prescribed medication that thins the blood and reduces blood clots (anticoagulants) because it can cause bleeding. It currently is not recommended to take and it needs to be part of much larger trials in people with cancer for us to understand if it is a safe and useful treatment for cancer.

The U.S hospital Memorial Sloan Kettering gives some good advice about it and you can read it by clicking here

I hope you don’t mind me posting. You are welcome to get back to us and if you want to you can speak to one of the information nurses, you can telephone us on 0808 800 4040. We are here between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.

With best wishes

Caroline