Key Points about High Dose Vitamin C and Cancer

Key points


1.Intravenous Vitamin Ascorbic Acid (IVAA) is not the same as oral. Believed to act as a pro-oxidant rather than anti-oxidant at high enough concentrations.

2.Cancer cells uptake AA at much higher rates than normal cells, presumably because of molecular similarity to glucose.

3.If concentration is high enough, AA is believed to interact with cellular Iron to form hydrogen peroxide, killing cancer cells from inside out.

4.Normal cells are not harmed by very high concentrations of IVAA

5.Immune system is not damaged, but rather strengthened by IVAA

6.Linus Pauling was strong advocate decades ago (Pauling was a nobel prize winner, one of the top 10 scientists of all time, discoverer of numerous biology findings including demonstrating that sickle cell anemia occurs as a result of abnormality in haemoglobin molecule). Mayo Clinic trial discredited his findings. However, Mayo clinic only used ORAL vitamin C.Pauling was branded as a quack.

7.Pauling typically used oral + 30 grams intravenous. Since then, doctors have been using up to 200 grams safely. Belief is that 30 grams is insufficient to elevate serum levels to tumor-toxic levels in many people.

8.In 2006, NIH researchers have shown that AA kills many cancer lines in-vitro, while not harming normal cells. They've also found the required tumor-toxic concentration. (note: it's believed that tumors with low levels of catalase are more susceptible because catalase is needed to break down and prevent oxidative damage from H2O2).

9.Clinical trials using IVAA have started. It takes time and there is very little money/support since Vitamin C cannot be patented.

10.Patients can go for IVAA treatment TODAY. Alternative doctors have been using it for decades. Typically costs $150 per session. Multiple sessions are needed.   If no IVAA doctor is available locally, you can have a remote doctor coordinate with a local registered nurse for administration.