Government
nutrition researcher [Dr. Mark Levine] has published new evidence that
suggests vitamin C can work like chemotherapy - only better. But so far,
he hasn't been able to interest cancer experts in conducting the kind
of conclusive studies that, one way or the other, would advance
treatment. "If vitamin C is useful in cancer treatment, that's
wonderful. If it's not, or if it's harmful, that's fine, too," said
Levine, a Harvard-educated physician at the National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. The distinction between
oral and intravenous is crucial. The body automatically gets rid of
extra C through urine. Levine's lab has shown that, at high
concentrations, the vitamin is toxic to many types of cancer cells in
lab dishes. But to get that much C into the body before it's eliminated,
it must be put directly into the blood. Five out of nine types of
cancer cells that were put in simulated body-cavity fluid died when
concentrated ascorbate or peroxide was added to the dish. And the best
part: This same lethal marinade had no effect on healthy cells.
"Interest is definitely growing," said Kenneth Bock, physician and
president of the American College for Advancement in Medicine,
an alternative-medicine society that teaches ascorbate infusion
protocols. The American Cancer Society and the American Association of
Clinical Oncologists warn patients against high-dose C, as do leading
cancer centers such as the University of Pennsylvania's and Memorial
Sloan-Kettering.
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