Vitamin C in EdmontonVitamin C Therapy in EdmontonVitamin C has a broad-spectrum of activity with evidence in many cancers. Breast, Pancreatic, Lymphoma, Kidney, Bladder and Ovarian cancer. Our office works with numerous Alternative Cancer treatments. Vitamin C can be used:
Vitamin C administered in high doses ceases to act as an anti-oxidant. The action is thought to be pro-oxidant with cancer cell death mediated by hydrogen peroxide production. Dr Muradov will discuss which therapies can be used in your case. Vitamin C compatibility with chemotherapy needs to be determined on a case by case basis Dr Muradov will also discuss other Naturopathic cancer therapies that are applicable in your cancer. These often include supplements and other therapies that can be used alongside Vitamin C. Vitamin C Therapy in Edmonton
Vitamin C & Cancer- Some of the early data using Vitamin C therapy suggested that it could double survival times (or more) in terminal cancer patients (the original Pauling data) - Case reports in: Bladder, Kidney, Lymphoma, Liver and Ovarian Cancer show benefit. - A 2015 journal article outlined 9 cases of Vitamin C use, four Breast Cancer cases suggested survival beyond prognosis, improvement in quality of life, and even one complete remission - A 2007 study indicated that Vitamin C therapy in 39 terminal cancer patients produced significantly lower scores for fatigue, nausea/vomiting, pain, and appetite loss after administration of Vitamin C therapy. - Vitamin C in combination with chemotherapy has shown benefit in Pancreatic Cancer and GBM (a brain cancer) in two trials, as well as numerous case reports in other Cancers. 
Vitamin C in EdmontonMore about Vitamin C TherapyImmune Boosting - Our office frequently uses Vitamin C based Therapy treatments to improve immunity in our Edmonton patients. Our Naturopaths frequently include Zinc, Selenium and Hydrochloric acid in these immune boosting Vitamin C Therapy treatments. Viral Infections - Vitamin C Therapy has a long reputed past for use in viral infections, even those of an aggressive nature such as Viral Hepatitis, Infectious Mononucleosis, Measles and Mumps. Our office has seen numerous cases of Shingles respond well to IV Vitamin C, various colds and flus as well, and even chronic EBV and HHV-6 cases improve with Vitamin C Therapy. Sepsis - Sepsis is a severe life-threatening condition typically treated in a hospital setting and data emerged that Vitamin C treatment can be helpful for reducing mortality in sepsis patients. COVID-19 - In early 2020, data from China emerged indicating that Vitamin C Therapy can be used to reduce mortality in COVID-19 patients. IV Vitamin C FAQHow does Vitamin C Therapy work? High dose Vitamin C is thought to behave dramatically differently from low dose Vitamin C because of the pharmacologic doses achieved with the high dose. The main mechanisms are thought to be the oxidation of ascorbate into dehydroascorbic acid which itself is cytotoxic and through generation of hydrogen peroxide which forms reactive oxygen species intracellularly and extracellularly. These downstream vitamin C metabolites are only achievable with high dose administration of Vitamin C and cannot appreciably be reproduced with low dose administration. What doses do you give for Vitamin C? For anti-cancer effects we are often administering 25g to 125g.
Vitamin C FAQ ContinuedHow many Vitamin C treatments do I need?For Cancer, we usually recommend evaluating the effect of about 20 treatments, done twice weekly. Can I use IV Vitamin C if I am taking chemotherapy?Although it depends on the chemotherapy, in general, Vitamin C therapy can often be done if a patient is undergoing chemotherapy. In fact a wealth of data exists suggesting that Vitamin C can often ease the side effects of standard treatments and even improve efficacy. Your Naturopath at TruMed will often suggest chemotherapy specific oral supports in addition to discussing available evidence and benefits of Vitamin C Therapy. Can I use Vitamin C instead of chemotherapy?We generally do not recommend that patients use Vitamin C instead of standard treatment. Situations do arise however where patients do not pursue standard treatments or the expected benefit of standard care is low and in these scenarios it is often used, in conjunction with other natural cancer treatments. In these scenarios, we'll discuss if other treatments such as Alpha Lipoic Acid, Curcumin or Mistletoe are also relevant.
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