Written based on 7 research studies on PubMed, searched on 2026. nov. 11..
The claim
Posts online say that vitamin C (incl. high-dose) helps with mesothelioma.
Where research stands
We found 7 published papers on vitamin C (incl. high-dose) and mesothelioma. They were published between 1981 and 2016. None of them is a study in people. 2 were studies in animals, and 4 were only in cells in the lab.
- 0In people
- 2In animals
- 4Only in the lab
What the studies found
We have not summed up these studies in words yet. The most important papers are listed under Sources.
Verdict
Vitamin C (incl. high-dose) has been studied for mesothelioma in animals, not yet in people.
Unproven means: it was only tested in animals or cells, or there is too little or mixed data from people. How we rate claims
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
