Double Survival Time for Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers.

It’s the third leading cancer killer in the U.S., with a five-year survival rate of only 12 percent.

But in patients with late-stage metastatic cancer, the survival time can be as little as eight months.

So, when I came across a study showing a natural treatment could more than DOUBLE survival time in patients with late-stage pancreatic cancer—you can bet I took notice.

Let’s take a closer look…

This small but impressive study included 34 patients with stage 4 metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Stage 4 metastatic means that the cancer already spread to other parts of the body and is considered incurable.

The goal at this point is to improve survival time AND quality of life.

For the study, the patients received either standard chemotherapy or chemo plus infusions of high-dose vitamin C.

The average survival time in the standard chemo group was eight months.

However, those who also received IV vitamin C survived an average of 16 months.

They also experienced an improvement in progression-free survival from four to six months.

As an added benefit, those receiving vitamin C also felt better overall, had fewer side effects, and tolerated more treatment.

It seems that once vitamin C is in the blood at these high concentrations, it makes cancer cells more vulnerable to chemo and radiation.

This isn’t an isolated study showing this life-extending potential of IV vitamin C either.

In fact, another study published earlier this year showed that C extended survival in patients with glioblastoma, another deadly cancer.

The next step is to see if IV vitamin C can produce the same results in non-small cell lung cancer.

It’s important to note it’s not possible to consume enough oral vitamin C to achieve the high blood levels achieved with intravenous vitamin C. So, this treatment must be administered by a medical professional.

Also, keep in mind IV vitamin C has yet to be approved by the FDA, meaning it’s not usually covered by insurance.

However, many complementary and alternative medicine doctors administer it for cancer patients.

If you’re interested in this type of therapy, visit the website of the American College for Advancement in Medicine (www.acam.org) to find a practitioner.

IV vitamin C isn’t a cancer cure. But I’m on board if it can safely and inexpensively extend survival and quality of life.

P.S. From forest floor to cancer cure? New research shows promise.

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Bodeker, K. L., Smith, B. J., Berg, D. J., Chandrasekharan, C., et al., (2024). A randomized trial of pharmacological ascorbate, gemcitabine, and nab-paclitaxel for metastatic pancreatic cancer. Redox Biology, 77, 103375.