Could anyone show me some primary literature of alternative treatments being effective at curing cancer?

Question

I asked a question this morning about whether people should be allowed to tell people on this board to quit chemo and try alternative medications, or if it was a dangerous practice that should be banned. A couple responders claimed that these treatments do work, but when I challenged them to show me some scientific evidence, nobody did. Can anyone show me evidence these treatments are effective cures?

a: that isnt primary literature, those are articles written by journalists on a website. and they mostly talk about possibilities of preventing cancer, not natural cures that could replace chemo

Answer 1

Here are a few major references in the medical literature. You may also want to look at the original work done on high dose Vitamin C (given intravenously - it is not effective when given orally for reasons noted in the references below) for cancer treatment by Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling.

1) Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2006 Mar 28;174(7):937-942, by Padayatty SJ, et al. "Intravenously administered vitamin C as cancer therapy: three cases."

2) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2005 Sep 20;102(38):13604-13609, by Chen Q, et al. "Pharmacologic ascorbic acid concentrations selectively kill cancer cells: Action as a pro-drug to deliver hydrogen peroxide to tissues."

3) Annals of Internal Medicine, 2004 Apr 6;140(7);533-538, by Padayatty SJ, et al. "Vitamin C Pharmacokinetics: Implications for Oral and Intravenous Use."

4) Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 2000;19(4):423-425, editorial. "Reevaluation of Ascorbate in Cancer Treatment: Emerging Evidence, Open Minds and Serendipity."

Hope you find these helpful. Best wishes.

Answer 2

Chlorella as a powerful defense against cancer http://www.newstarget.com/008527.html

Garlic
http://www.newstarget.com/000146.html

Spirulina
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NAH/is_5_33/ai_104079958