Is There a Role for Oral or Intravenous Ascorbate (Vitamin C) in Treating Patients With Cancer?

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Conclusion. There is no high-quality evidence to suggest that
ascorbate supplementation in cancer patients either enhances
the antitumor effects of chemotherapy or reduces its toxicity.
Given the high financial and time costs to patients of this
treatment, high-quality placebo-controlled trials are needed.

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1. First Published Online January 19, 2015

   doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2014-0381

   The Oncologist January 2015 theoncologist.2014-0381

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