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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