Written from the studies on PubMed, searched on 11 Nov 2026. Every number below comes from a study listed under Sources.
What people read
Posts online say that Vitamin C (incl. high-dose) helps with Mesothelioma.
What has been studied
- 0In people
- 2In animals
- 4Only in the lab
What the studies found
Vitamin C (incl. high-dose) has been studied for Mesothelioma in animals, not yet in people.
We found 7 published papers on Vitamin C (incl. high-dose) and Mesothelioma. They were published between 1981 and 2016.
0 of them are studies in people (0 randomised trials), 0 are reviews, 2 are studies in animals and 4 are studies only in the lab.
The most important ones are listed under Sources.
What this means for you: Results in animals or in cells often do not hold in people. Do not stop or change your medicines because of it. Ask your doctor before you start taking it.
Sources
- High dose of ascorbic acid induces cell death in mesothelioma cells.2010 · Biochem Biophys Res Commun · In animals
- Ascorbic acid as a thiolprive: ability to induce immunity against some cancers in mice.1981 · Physiol Chem Phys · In animals
- Biphasic effects of l-ascorbate on the tumoricidal activity of non-thermal plasma against malignant mesothelioma cells.2016 · Arch Biochem Biophys · In the lab
- Combination of ascorbate/epigallocatechin-3-gallate/gemcitabine synergistically induces cell cycle deregulation and apoptosis in mesothelioma cells.2014 · Toxicol Appl Pharmacol · In the lab
- In vitro screening of synergistic ascorbate-drug combinations for the treatment of malignant mesothelioma.2011 · Toxicol In Vitro · In the lab
- Selective ascorbate toxicity in malignant mesothelioma: a redox Trojan mechanism.2011 · Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol · In the lab
- Serum levels of alpha-tocopherol, vitamin C, beta-carotene, and retinol in malignant pleural mesothelioma.2012 · Asian Pac J Cancer Prev · Other paper