The Use of Mushroom Preparations in Malignancies
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Mushroom preparations are used widely in Asia as complements to conventional cancer therapies, and have been used so for many years. In the last ten years they have become more widely available in the western world. Various medications derived from different mushrooms, especially Coriolus, Shitake, Reishi and Maitake mushrooms, have been studied. Two other combination agents, active hexose correlated compound (AHCC), and MGN-3 deserve mention, particularly because of their widespread use.
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