Vitamin C and Antibiotics Could Be Up To 100 TIMES More Effective Than Drugs At Killing Cancer Cells

Vitamin C and antibiotics could be up to 100 TIMES more effective than drugs at killing cancer cells - without the side effects

• EXCLUSIVE: The combination starves cancer cells of their fuel, leading to death
• Vitamin C and the antibiotic are non-toxic with fewer side effects than drugs
• The vitamin inhibits cancer cells' energy-making processes, leaving them weak
• Taking away their final energy source results in the cancer cells starving to death

Vitamin C and antibiotics could be up to 100 times more effective at killing cancer cells than standard-of-care drugs, new research reveals.

Giving an antibiotic followed by vitamin C effectively starves cancer cells of their 'fuel', resulting in their death in the lab, a study found.

Vitamin C and the antibiotic given, known as doxycycline, are both relatively non-toxic and could therefore dramatically reduce the side effects of existing treatments, the researchers said.

Study author Professor Michael Lisanti from the University of Salford, said: 'This is further evidence that vitamin C and other non-toxic compounds may have a role to play in the fight against cancer.

'Our results indicate it is a promising agent for clinical trials, and as an add-on to more conventional therapies, to prevent tumour recurrence, further disease progression and metastasis.'





Antibiotics and vitamin C could be up to 100 times better than drugs at killing cancer cells

RED ONIONS COULD FIGHT CANCER

Eating red onions may help to fight cancer, new research suggests.

The tasty vegetable, commonly used in Mediterranean cuisine, is full of powerful compounds that help to kill tumours, according to researchers from the University of Guelph in Ontario.

One type of compound, known as anthocyanins, which is responsible for its dark colouring, are believed to inhibit the spread of the disease.

While a pigment called quercetin has the same impact by shrinking the size of cancerous masses, experts say.

Yet any type of onion, regardless of its colour, may help to destroy cancer, the Canadian scientists add.

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