Intravenous vitamin C in the supportive care of cancer patients: a review and rational approach

[摘要] This article reviews intravenous vitamin C (IV C) in cancer care and offers a rational approach to enable medical oncologists and integrative practitioners to safely provide IV C combined with oral vitamin C to patients. The use of IV C is a safe supportive intervention to decrease inflammation in the patient and to improve symptoms related to antioxidant deficiency, disease processes, and side effects of standard cancer treatments. A proposed rationale, together with relevant clinical safety considerations for the application of IV C in oncologic supportive care, is provided.

[学科分类] 肿瘤学

[关键词] Vitamin C deficiency;intravenous vitamin C;ascorbate;supportive care;quality of life