Drs. Mitchell and Monti Talk Integrative Cancer Care in Jewish Exponent's Special "Fighting Cancer" Section
As detailed in a recent article in the Jewish Exponent, research is taking place that may lead to more definitive answers on the use of over-the-counter supplements and medicines in the fight against cancer.
Pancreatic cancer patients enrolled in a Jefferson study are receiving intravenous infusions of vitamin C to determine if the vitamin can increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy.
Dr. Edith Mitchell, medical oncologist at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson, explains that the amount of vitamin C study patients are receiving is 10 times the amount they could take by mouth, and the intravenous delivery eliminates the absorption problems with oral consumption.
With the first phase completed, Dr. Daniel Monti, director of the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine, says the results are "encouraging." A separate clinical trial for vitamin C and colorectal cancer is planned.
Publication: Jewish Exponent
Published: 10/27/2011