Monday, April 13, 2015

Vitamin C to kill Cancer

Research at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is reintroducing a once controversial idea: using high doses of Vitamin C to treat cancer.
Doctors and scientists at UIHC want to find out if they can fight cancer by injecting patients with large amounts of Vitamin C while also using traditional cancer treatments such as radiation and chemotherapy, said Joseph Cullen, a professor of surgery at the UI College of Medicine. Cullen said high-dose Vitamin C, which is inexpensive to administer, seems to work by creating hydrogen peroxide that kills cancer cells without harming other cells. Trials so far have shown the treatment is safe and tolerable for patients with pancreatic cancer. Researchers also are testing its safety in patients with cancers of the brain and lungs, Cullen said.
Researchers hope to test the treatment's efficacy in humans during a second phase of research in late 2015 or early 2016. They are seeking a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to fund research costs primarily from phase two.

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