Study: Vitamin C Can Reduce Cancerous Cells

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A couple of members had previously mentioned that they were doing IV

vitamin C treatments, because of this I did not feel it was off

topic.

Sharon

Study: Vitamin C Can Reduce Cancerous Cells

WBAL TV - Baltimore,MD*

August 28, 2008

http://www.wbaltv.com/health/17325897/detail.html

A new study found that high dose injections of vitamin C can reduce

cancerous tumors by half.

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health said the treatment

does not harm healthy cells, meaning there are fewer difficult side

effects.

Arlindo Olivera said when doctors found out his lung cancer had

spread to his brain, they told him there was nothing they could do --

and that he should go home and die. But the 59-year-old is

currently cancer free.

" My pulmonary doctor told me, 'Whatever you are doing, keep doing

it,' " Olivera said.

He said he believes his cancer is gone because of vitamin C

treatment.

" It's working on me, from what the doctor says, " Olivera said.

Dr. Greenberg of the Magaziner Center for Wellness in Cherry

Hill, N.J., said he has successfully treated many people with

vitamin C infusions, including Olivera.

" One patient I had had a breast mass from breast cancer. It was

literally protruding out of her chest, and after a few months of

treatment, the mass shrunk and went away, and it's been over five

years now to where she doesn't have any sign of cancer whatsoever, "

Greenberg said.

Some doctors said they believe vitamin C treatment works by killing

the cancer cells. Researchers at NIH said it may also work as an

antioxidant protecting cells from the damage of free radicals.

" How intravenous vitamin C works for cancer cells is it produces

hydrogen peroxide, just like chemotherapy does, and that hydrogen

peroxide will help and cause oxidative damage to the cancer cell,

thus destroying it, " Greenberg said.

The NIH study treated mice with aggressive brain, ovarian and

pancreatic tumors. Tumor growth and weight was reduced by 41 to 53

percent and the brain cancer stopped spreading, researchers said.

Greenberg said it only works in very high intravenous doses and can

be used along with traditional chemo and radiation. He said it's a

valuable option for those who don't respond to other treatment.

" It's not going to work on everybody, just like chemo or radiation

is not going to work on everybody. But when you have cancer, it's

certainly worth the effort to do this treatment, " Greenberg said.

The treatment is not covered by insurance but costs considerably

less than standard chemotherapy or radiation, health officials said.

Each treatment costs about $125.