Researchers say vitamin C through injection , which is safe , effective , and would constitute a low cost treatment for ovarian cancer and several other types .
Researcher Dr. Jeanne Drisko said interest and the interest of experts on the use of vitamin C for the treatment of cancer is increasing .
" Patients are looking for a safe choice and low cost in the management of their cancer . According to our research and early clinical data , administration of vitamin C through the blood vessels have the potential , " Drisko said .
Written research report in Science Translational Medicine , asked the government to conduct a clinical trial with a larger scale .
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Vitamin C has long been used as an alternative therapy for cancer .
In the 1970s , chemist Linus Pauling reported that vitamin C given intravenously proven effective in the treatment of cancer .
However , clinical trials of vitamin C given orally did not give the same effect , because it turns out the human body rapidly secrete vitamin C if consumed directly .
Researchers from the University of Kansas said that the administration of vitamin C through injection can be directly absorbed by the body , and can kill cancer cells without harming normal cells .
In his research , the researchers injected the ovarian cancer cells with vitamin C in laboratory mice and patients who had advanced ovarian cancer .
They found that the cancer cells are sensitive to vitamin C , but normal cells are not in danger .
Treatments performed in conjunction with chemotherapy drugs for lowering standards tumor growth in the rat studies . Meanwhile , a group of patients reported little experience side effects when given vitamin C along with chemotherapy .
Pharmaceutical companies can not do this test , because vitamins can not be patented , because it is a natural product .
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