It seems that injections of vitamin C help against blood cancer reports an international research group.
Acute myeloid leukemia, an aggressive form of blood cancer, is caused in some cases by a genetic defect (mutation) in the so-called TET2 gene (Tet Methylcytosine Dixoygenase 2). Scientists conducted some experiments with genetically engineered mice in which this gene was turned off. This creates a situation similar to that in people with this form of leukemia: stem cells in the bone marrow begin to grow uncontrollably.
The researchers found that injections of very high doses of vitamin C (via infusion) brought the growth of these stem cells back under control in mice with an induced TET2 mutation (1). This may indicate that vitamin C injections may be of interest in the treatment of this form of blood cancer, but this needs further investigation. Whether the results are as good in humans as in mice remains to be seen in the future.
Source
(1) Cimmino L, Dolgalev I, Wang Y, et al. Restoration of TET2 Function Blocks Aberrant Self-Renewal and Leukemia Progression.Cell. Published online August 17 2017
References
https://www.nhs.uk/news/cancer/vitamin-c-injections-could-play-role-treating-blood-cancers/
