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Vitamin C
Not a prostate cancer study, but this is interesting nonetheless.
U. of Iowa Carver College of Medicine (2024-11-11):
https://medicine.uiowa.edu/content/high-dose-iv-vitamin-c-plus-chemotherapy-doubles-survival-advanced-pancreatic-cancer
"Results from a randomized, phase 2 clinical trial show that adding high-dose, intravenous (IV) vitamin C to chemotherapy doubles the overall survival of patients with late-stage metastatic pancreatic cancer from eight months to 16 months. "
“Not only does it increase overall survival, but the patients seem to feel better with the treatment," Cullen says. “They have less side effects, and appear to be able to tolerate more treatment, and we've seen that in other trials, too.”
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Does it help metastatic prostate cancer to the bones only?
I read that study, it's an interesting study. I think the overall point is "it doesn't hurt", so if it's shown to help in the one group that was studied then it has the potential to help with any cancer - in theory - but vitamin C is unlikely to cause issues otherwise. That being said, these are just-published results so I would not count on anyone adding vitamin C to your IV drip anytime soon, even if you request it.
We spend billions and years on drugs that increase survival 20%, and the OJ in your fridge may have the capacity to double survival time - 100%! Obviously a small sample size, n=34, and lots of other caveats (like it's not really the OJ in your fridge), but interesting nonetheless. I found the part about having fewer side effects and tolerating treatment better just as interesting.
Interesting study….In dental school we did an experiment where we all took a 3000mg tablet with A lot of water and then took urine samples every 30 minutes. After about 2 hrs we had excreted almost ALL the Vitamin C via the urine (done by a chemical analysis which I’ve since forgotten) and retained about 200 mgs in our bodies/bloodstream.
The purpose of the whole affair was to show us that megadoses of C did nothing for any ailment/prevention due to its low rate of absorption and high rate of excretion.
However, intravenous C bypasses the usual oral route/kidney excretion process so perhaps this enhances high blood saturation and THAT is the reason for these promising results.
There are many drugs that work this way so why not a vitamin?
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1 ReactionVitamins and supplements are a slippery slope. I bought into Vitamin C as a good thing, then I see another article that C and E can actually lead to aiding cells' ability to spread. Be careful is what I am trying to say....
https://m.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-757233
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3 ReactionsI just had my Followup appointment with my urologist. He told me that drinking orange juice really increase glucose but eating oranges and other fruits actually increases absorption which is a good thing.
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2 ReactionsFrom Mayo Clinic
- High-dose vitamin C: Can it kill cancer cells? https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cancer/expert-answers/alternative-cancer-treatment/faq-20057968
Bottom line:
"There are still no large, controlled clinical trials that have shown a substantial effect of vitamin C on cancer, but some preliminary studies do suggest there may be a benefit to combining standard treatments with high-dose IV vitamin C. Until clinical trials are completed, it's premature to determine what role vitamin C may play in the treatment of cancer."
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