My heart goes out to your friend and her family. Sending prayers and possitive vibes her way.

There is nothing new about use of Vitamin C as an alternative cancer treatment and you will find more naysayers than believers on the subject. However, there has been a renewed interest in intravenous (IV) vitamin C as opposed to vitamin C taken orally, based on some success stories making the rounds. It is believed that high doses of Ascorbic acid (Vit C) supplements the immune system in fighting the malignancy and likely creates an environment which is toxic for cancerous cells while having no effect on normal ones. The key is that it has to be intravenously administered in high dosage. I personally know two final-stage patients who have tried this as a last resort after very reputable hospitals had given them weeks to a few months and advised they be moved to a hospice. A year later the same doctors are in shock as not only there was complete remission but they can’t find any traces of cancer. It has also been seen that earlier this therapy Also know some folks who have had success with the Gerson Therapy (http://www.gerson.org/).

Being a fan of natural nutrition based therapies, ayurveda, hikmat, and other traditional asian treatments, I long for the time when these alternatives are offered in mainstream health centers alongside the usual allopathic options. Typical allopathic treatments usually attacks the symptoms, which may lead to repeat business but rarely addresses the root cause. There are places in the world where you pay your family doctor a small fee year round for keeping you healthy. When you get sick, the doctor stops charging you as he or she feels they have failed at their job. The whole idea is based on prevention rather than reaction. A normal body with a normal immune system can never get sick, period.

Some links

Rationale http://orthomolecular.org/library/ivccancerpt.shtml

Three Case Studies http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/reprint/174/7/937?maxtoshow=&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=vitamin+C+cancer&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=relevance&resourcetype=HWCIT

Vitamin C Foundation http://www.vitamincfoundation.org/vitcancer.shtml

Other Articles http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/05/AR2008080501297.html http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00441207

The Other Side http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/alternative-cancer-treatment/AN01572

It will be more helpful if you ask the people to love and use the natural medicine instead of running one country to other county, one hospital to other hospital help, the people by asking for donation of eye, bone, blood etc. so don’t ask for donation but ask the to go green and natural by doing Yoga and nature medicine.

Hope Sonia feels better soon.

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