C (or placebo) was terminated as soon as there was clear evidence that his or her tumour
was continuing to progress, whereas Cameron and Pauling's key claim was that vitamin C …

The recent publication by the Levine group of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) 1
reporting that pharmacologic concentrations of ascorbic acid selectively kill cancer cells has …

The author's aim with this book is two-fold: to provide a case study of" social construction of
science," in line with a current trend in science studies; and to take a swing at the medical …

Introduction Any consideration of high-dose vitamin C in cancer therapy must include a
careful analysis of its use, some 30 years ago, by the Scottish oncologic surgeon, Ewan …

One of the critical elements for a drug to be effective is the ability of the drug to reach its
target organ in an effective concentration. The dynamic interactions among drug absorption …

This paper reconstructs and analyzes the content and context of the debate over the efficacy
of vitamin C in the treatment of cancer, and compares it with medical responses to, and …

The American Cancer Society (ACS) has defined questionable methods as lifestyle
practices, clinical tests, or therapeutic modalities that are promoted for general use for the …

The treatment recommendations that physicians make are founded ide-ally on some
understanding of the scientific basis of the effects of a given therapy and on high-quality …

The above headlines aren't real, but are unfortunately not far from what was published
recently in the popular press. An article in the June 15, 2001, issue of the journal Science [1] …

On the basis of cell and animal experiments with dehydroascorbic acid, Heaney and
colleagues state,“These results suggest that supplementary vitamin C may have adverse …