Cancer and Vitamin C: A Discussion of the Nature, Causes, Prevention, and Treatment of Cancer with Special Reference to the Value of Vitamin C

260 Pages·1993·28.46 MB·English

by  Ewan Cameron

The Important Bestseller
that describes the use ofVitamin C
as a supportive measure in treating cancer.
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CANCER
AND
VITAMIN C

CANCER
AND
VITAMIN C
A DISCUSSION OF THE NATURE, CAUSES, PREVENTION,
ANDTREATMENTOF CANCERWITH SPECIAL REFERENCE
TOTHE VALUEOF VITAMIN C
EwanCameron,M.B., Ch.B., F. R. C. S. (Glasgow), F. R. C. S. (Edinburgh)
and
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Contents
Preface ix
Part I. THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF CANCER 1
CHAPTER 1 The Nature of Cancer 3
2 The Causes of Cancer 10
3 The Common Forms of Human Cancer 18
Part II. THE TREATMENT OF CANCER 45
4 The Treatment of Cancer 47
5 The Treatment of Cancer by Surgery 50
6 The Treatment of Cancer by Radiotherapy 58
7 The Treatment of Cancer by Chemotherapy 62
8 The Treatment of Cancer by Hormones 70
9 The Treatment of Cancer by Immunotherapy 78
10 Some Unconventional Forms of Cancer Treatment 83
A RATIONAL APPROACH TO THE TREATMENT
Part III.
OF CANCER 87
1 Controlling Cancer 89
12 Spontaneous Regressions in Cancer 93
1 Host Resistance to Cancer 96
14 Vitamin C 99
15 Vitamin C and the Immune System 108
16 Other Properties of Vitamin C 112
17 The Utilization of Vitamin C by Cancer Patients 120
CONTENTS
Part IV. THE USE OF VITAMIN C IN THE TREATMENT
AND PREVENTION OF CANCER 127
18 The Principal Trial of Vitamin C
in Vale of Leven Hospital 129
19 Other Clinical Trials 140
20 Case Histories of Vale of Leven Patients 146
21 Some Illustrative Patients from the
United States and Canada 168
22 The Prevention of Cancer 183
23 Summary and Conclusions: The Role of
Vitamin C in the Treatment of Cancer 189
APPENDIX Estimated Cancer Deaths in the
I
United States for 1980 197
II Foods and Nutrition 199
III Some Information about Anticancer Drugs 203
IV Practical Information about Vitamin C and its Use 208
V A Discussion of Surgical Terms 211
Glossary 217
References 223
Name Index 229
Subject Index 231