Cancer and Vitamin C (Oxidative Stress and Disease)

Vitamin C may offer significant therapeutic benefits in the treatment of cancer. This book includes chapters by a group of leading scientific researchers documenting the ways cancer can be affected by high doses of ascorbate. After an initial chapter providing a historical perspective, subsequent chapters focus on cancer cell death, reprogramming of somatic cells, recent case studies, and other ways vitamin C can improve outcomes of therapy. Features Includes chapters from a team of leading international scholars Reviews the history of beneficial uses of vitamin C in the treatment of cancer Summarizes recent case studies Discusses how vitamin C may synergistically affect other cancer treatment methods