Cancer and High Dose Intravenous Vitamin C

Earlier this year the University of Kansas published a study on the effectiveness of high dose, IV vitamin C in the treatment of ovarian cancer.  It is interesting to note that the University of Kansas has been looking into high dose vitamin C (IV) for a few years now and the results are showing what naturopathic clinicians have found: that high dose vitamin C (intravenous Vitamin C) is an effective addition to chemotherapy.  I, myself,  have seen high doses of vitamin C give hope where the conventional treatment has left none.  My preference is a complimentary approach to cancer - not one or the other but both conventional and naturopathic.  The science continues to grow for alternative treatments.  This helps yet further dismiss one of my pet peeves: uninformed people who say there is no science behind complementary treatment when actually there is quite a bit, but that is for another post.

I use high dose vitamin C to treat cancer patients on a regular basis and find that it is well tolerated by patients and can be quite effective.  It is important to note that you cannot simply take lots of vitamin C orally and hope it will work - it won't.  The maximum daily oral dose that can be absorbed into the blood stream from the gut  by whatever formulations one wants to concoct is about 8 g (8000 mg). With IV, most naturopathic doctors start at 25 g directly in the blood stream and get to a value of 100 g or more over time. 

The other important thing to remember is that at low doses (oral doses) vitamin C acts as an anti-oxidant and may actually help cancer cells survive (theoretically).  However, at high doses (IV) vitamin C is a pro-oxidant which can aid in the killing of cancer cells.

If you or a loved one is suffering from cancer and would like to find out more about this treatment or any other complimentary (naturopathic) cancer treatments do not hesitate to get a hold of me.  I would be happy to talk with you. (Contact us!)

Note: for more on the University of Kansas story:  http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/592898-high-dose-vitamin-c-helps-ovarian-cancer-researchers-say