Vitamin C Therapy for Cancer

Vitamin C Therapy for Cancer
Vitamin C has shown promise in killing cancer cells while leaving healthy cells unaffected. This page summarises research on treating cancer by taking liposomal vitamin C.

The Basics
  • Vitamin C acts as an antioxidant in healthy cells but as an oxidant in cancer cells. This dual role allows it to selectively target cancer cells while protecting healthy cells, making it a unique tool in cancer treatment.
  • In contrast, traditional chemotherapy and radiation treatments harm both healthy and cancer cells.
  • The use of vitamin C in large doses is generally considered safe, with the primary side effect being mild diarrhea.


Oral Vitamin C versus Intravenous Vitamin C
  • There has been a prevailing belief that intravenous vitamin C is the most effective method for cancer treatment.
  • However, it now seems that the oral administration of vitamin C could be more effective than intravenous administration. This is good news as IV administration is expensive and time consuming.
  • Specifically, oral vitamin C is more beneficial in maintaining high levels of vitamin C in blood plasma over time, whereas as the level of vitamin C administered intravenously decreases rapidly, by 50% every half an hour.


Liposomal Vitamin C
  • Vitamin C taken orally must be a liposomal formulation for it be taken and absorbed in the high doses required; e.g., 20,000 mg per day.


Required Co-factors
  • To treat cancer, vitamin C works best with alpha-lipoic acid, copper, selenium and vitamin K, which promote the production of reactive oxygen species like hydrogen peroxide to selectively kill cancer cells.
  • Anyone taking high doses of vitamin C should also be supplementing magnesium and copper.


Guidance for High Dosing on Vitamin C

The Scientific Literature

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