Re: Cervical cancer stage 3, bleeding for more than 4 months, HELP!
Don't waste your time with vitamin C. I can cause all sorts of problems
all by itself and has never been sown to be effect in treating cancer.
http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/complementaryandalte...
Vitamin C
Other common name(s): none
Scientific/medical name(s):
ascorbic acid, L-ascorbic acid, ascorbate
Description
Vitamin C is an essential vitamin the
human body needs to function well. It is a water-soluble vitamin that cannot be
made by the body, and must be obtained from foods or other sources. Vitamin C is
found in abundance in citrus fruits such as oranges, grapefruit, and lemons, and
in green leafy vegetables, tomatoes, potatoes, strawberries, red or green
peppers, and cantaloupe.
Overview
Vitamin C is found in many vegetables
and fruits, especially oranges, grapefruits, and peppers. Many studies have
shown a link between eating foods rich in vitamin C, such as fruits and
vegetables, and a reduced risk of cancer. On the other hand, the few studies in
which vitamin C has been given as a supplement have not shown a reduced cancer
risk.
This suggests that the activity of
fruits and vegetables in preventing cancer is due to a combination of many
things such as vitamins, fiber, and other phytochemicals and not to vitamin C
alone (see
Photochemical). Clinical trials of high doses vitamin C as a treatment
for cancer have not shown any benefit. High doses of vitamin C can cause side
effects in some people.
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What is the history behind it?
By the early 19th century, it was
known that a person could prevent and even cure scurvy by using citrus fruits.
Finding out exactly why this happened took much longer. Researchers from
different countries worked to learn more about it, and vitamin C was first
isolated in pure crystalline form in 1927 by Nobel Prize winner Albert
Szent-Gyorgyi. He published his paper the next year, calling the substance
hexuronic acid. In 1933, the name ascorbic acid was suggested, and vitamin C has
been studied ever since for its roles in nutrition and disease prevention.
In the 1970s, two-time Nobel Prize
winner Linus Pauling advocated large doses of vitamin C (1,000 mg/day or more)
to prevent colds and reduce their severity. In 1979, in a book called Vitamin C
and Cancer, Pauling claimed that high doses of vitamin C could also be effective
against cancer. His claim was based on a 1976 study he did with a Scottish
physician in which 100 patients with advanced cancer were given 10,000 mg of
vitamin C. The study concluded that the patients treated with vitamin C survived
3 to 4 times longer than patients not given the supplements. The Pauling study
has been criticized by the National Cancer Institute for being poorly designed. Later
studies done at the Mayo Clinic found that advanced cancer patients given the
same dose of vitamin C did not survive any longer than those not given the
supplement. At that time, the Mayo Clinic trials were criticized for not fully
addressing all the issues related to the effects of vitamin C. But more recent
studies still have not shown that supplemental vitamin C is effective in
preventing or treating cancer.