Table of Contents

With nearly 250 citations to different peer reviewed articles, everything here is fully substantiated…

INTRODUCTION

  • For the Impatient: How To Use This Handbook
    • Section Suggestions For The Prudent Cancer Patient
    • Section Suggestions for the Practitioner
    • Section Suggestions For The Health Care Advocate
    • Finally, A Note Regarding the Target Dose of 100g

Chapter 1: What Is IVC? What is IVC+?

  • A Truly Comprehensive Cancer Approach
  • What It Should Not Be
    • Not A Day at the Spa
    • Usually Not a ‘Replacement’ for Conventional Oncology
    • Not Your Grandma’s “Vitamin C”, Not Even Close!
  • So Then … What Is IVC?
    • To Cocktail or Not to Cocktail?  Not.
  • What is IVC+?
  • Cancer Treatments Abound, So What Makes IVC Stand Out?
  • Survey Says… It’s Everywhere, Safe, and Relatively Cheap
    • Pervasive, But Not Common
    • Astonishingly Safe
    • IVC Costs

Chapter 2: IVC’s Sweet Sixteen QOL Enhancing Benefits

  • In the search for a “Cure-all” why have we neglected a “Care-all”?
  • True Care = QOL. QOL = True Care.
  • IVC … the Care-All.
  • A Disruptive Principle: Pain Relief Extends Survival Time
  • Putting Money Where Your Care Is
  • Broad Agreement About IVC’s Palliative Effects

Chapter 3: Nemesis: Thwarting All of Cancer’s Dirty Dozen Deeds

  • The List (Know Thy Enemy)
  • How Powerful Is Your Cancer-Fighting Engine, Really?
  • The 12 Cylinders of the IVC-powered Cancer-fighting Engine:
  • * The 50+ Peer-Reviewed Studies Published in Respected Medical Journals*
  • Broad Consensus of Greatly Improved Quality of Life (item 1 of 12)
  • Pain Relief Extends Survival Time (item 2 of 12)
  • Battling Sepsis.  It’s Far More Important Than Anyone Thought (item 3 of 12)
  • Cellular Energy Boost (the extra cylinder)
  • How Does IVC Selectively Kill Cancer Cells? (item 12 of 12)
    • Extracellular Activity
    • Intracellular Activity
    • The Cancer-Killing Role of Intracellular H2O2 – Theories Abound
    • CONTROVERSY!  “Treating Cancer” with IVC
  • Extended Survival — The Data

Chapter 4: FOR PATIENTS: HOW DO YOU GET IT?

  • Who Gets It: The Prudent Educated Patient
  • Prudent Patients: What To Say To Your Practitioner
  • Prudent Patients: What Not To Say To Your Practitioner, and Why
  • The Pervasive (43.6%) but Secret Use of CAM
  • Be Brave and Really Try to Involve Them If At All Possible
  • Andrew Saul’s “How to get Vitamin C IV Ordered” List
  • How To Pay For The Treatment
    • Getting Insurance Coverage
      • The HCPCS and ICD10 Codes
    • Insurance covered “Smart Saline” Hydration (it’s closer to blood than normal saline)
    • Shop Around (Where to find IVC Practitioners)
    • IVC Studies
    • Fundraising for IVC
    • Local is Best

Chapter 5:  “BUT MY TRUSTED ADVISOR…”

  • Silver Bullets?
  • Contraindications (who should keep IVC at or below 25g per dose):
    • Hemolysis (a.k.a. G6PD deficiency)
    • Iron-Overload (DIOS, hemochromatosis)
    • Anuria, Dehydration, Severe Pulmonary Congestion
    • Renal System Issues (usually impaired kidney function)
    • Patient is on dialysis
  • Pervasive Mythical IVC Contraindications, i.e. completely bogus anti-IVC claims
    • IVC is Not Necessary Because It’s an Early Stage, or They are Easily Treated?
    • Skip IVC Because “There’s No Time to Waste”?
    • Blocks chemo or radiation effectiveness?
      • The Recent Low Dose DHAA Deception
      • Still the Deception Continues, Years Later After Correction
    • Proven Ineffective In The Extremely Underdosed 1980’s Mayo Clinic Trials?
      • They supposedly tested IVC … without using IVC!  …Three times!
      • Cherry-Picking Since Then, Even More Grossly-Underdosed Studies
      • NIH Identifies the Error, Quietly, 30 Years Later
      • Still, The Misinformation Campaign Persists
    • Causes Cancer!…..?
    • Bold Faced Lies Such As “Woo” and “Not Science-Based”
    • Improperly Done “Systematic Reviews”
  • Enlisting Enlightened Medical Researchers and Doctors, Doing What is Right

Chapter 6: IVC “How To” (Best Practices)

  • The “How” Imperative: Do it right
  • The IVC Protocol
    • Powder vs. Liquid Source
    • Dosage and Rate
    • Blood Ascorbate Testing for Determining Dosage
    • Dilution
    • Other Dose Considerations: Minimum Required, Maximum Possible
    • Frequency
    • Using Blood Glucose Test to Check Blood Plasma Levels (Instructions)
    • Urine Reagent Strips to Assess Rebound or the Return of Scurvy Status
    • Watching Out For Real Contraindications:
      • Should first screen for Haemolysis (G6PD deficiency)
      • Patient has iron-overload (DIOS, hemochromatosis)
      • Avoid simultaneous use of Laetrile
      • Not Useful for Smokers
    • Preparation and Treatment Factors:
      • Avoid Dextrose as a Carrier Solution
      • Avoid simultaneous IV glutathione
      • Avoid in situ (simultaneous administration) N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) or other IV Antioxidants
      • Commercial Preparation may be too acidic
      • Yellow or darker ascorbate solution = Decomposed vitamin C = Bad
      • Incorrect readings on glucose strips and glucometers up to 8 hrs (gives false positives).
    • Prevention / Remedies for Negative Reactions (Rare):
      • IV Site Irritation
      • Tremors / Shakiness
      • Fatigue
      • Tumor Lysis / Ablation / Necrosis (toxic overload from tumor die-off)
      • Herxheimer Reaction
      • Headaches
      • Rebound Scurvy
      • The 24hr Intra-Operative Awareness Side-Effect.  Important!
      • Adrenal Insufficiency Reaction (patient may not be aware of this)
  • How Patients Can Enhance IVC
    • Co-administration-IVC: The Cancer-selective Pro-oxidation Strategy
      • Things to consume leading up to and during IVC-administration:
        • Doctor Prescribed Potentiates
      • Other Cancer-selective Pro-Oxidation Strategy Recommended Activities for IVC-days
      • NOTE: Patients should be advised that certain anti-cancer “enhancements” might not be compatible with IVC administration.
      • Supplements to avoid for the 12 hours leading up to and during IVC:
    • Post-IVC: The Strong-Fighter Strategy
      • Things to consume between IVC administrations (but not in the 18 hours leading up to IVC, switch to co-administration diet):
      • Things to Avoid all week during IVC:
      • Diet Guidelines: Low Carbs, Slow Carbs, and Veggies, Yum!
      • Increased Effectiveness when IVC is Done Prior To and Following Conventional Treatment
        • Decreased Effectiveness If Patient was Previously Given Chemotherapy
        • Pre-Conventional Treatment
        • Post Conventional Treatment
        • Avoiding the Post-treatment Scurvy Rebound
        • Quality of Life Should Be Ongoing (not just during conventional treatment)
      • Completely Ineffective If Smoking
      • Decreased Effectiveness with Iron and Copper Supplements
      • Some Other Selective Chemo Agents

Chapter 7: HOW ELSE CAN I GET IT (or get something like it)?

  • Offsite IVC Clinics / Locations:
  • Megadosing (oral) Vitamin C?
    • What is Bowel Tolerance
    • What’s the Best Kind of Vitamin C for Megadosing?
      • Cheap vs. Expensive
      • Ascorbates vs. Ascorbic Acid for Megadosing
      • Better Forms for Tolerance?
      • Exotic Forms containing DHAA (Oxidized C)?
      • Fat Soluble Vitamin C?
    • What time of day to take vitamin C, avoiding stomach discomfort and diarrhea?
    • Avoiding Embarrassing Flatulence
  • Liposomal C:
    • What is it?
    • Effectiveness in killing cancer cells
    • Recommended Liposomal C Protocol for Cancer
    • Liposomal C Cost
    • A Worthy Replacement for IVC?
    • Homemade Liposomal C- A Different Animal with little to no Data
    • Liposomal C cofactors?

Chapter 8: Questions That Still Need Answers

  • Is There a Silver Bullet IVC+ Protocol?
  • What Is the Effect of Combining Other Cancer-Selective “Chemo Agents”
  • Simultaneous Glucose Inhibitors
  • IV Liposomal Vitamin C (IVLC?) As An Option
  • Intravenous AA vs Intravenous DHAA, How Important Is It?
  • The Role of IVC Pharmacokinetics
  • Are We Doing IVC Long Enough After Supposed Remission?
  • Promising Related Vitamin C Technologies
    • SuCCeED Against Cancer: “Starving” Cancer to Death by NAD Depletion
    • In Situ Exercise during IVC for Increased Tumor Oxygenation and Metabolic Improvement
    • Chemically Sustained IVC Blood Suspension (eg. salicylics)
    • Insulin Potentiated IVC
    • 9 Other Anti-Tumoral Potentiating Treatments

Chapter 9: Full Recovery Just Ahead

Appendix A: Glossary

Appendix B: IVC Conventions

  • The Source
  • Freshly Mixed From Powder
  • The Early Days (1970’s)
  • The 1990’s (Cathcart Protocol)
  • IVC Methodology Medians
  • Riordan-Clinic Guidance
  • Typical Protocol
  • Dosing Based on Plasma Ascorbates
  • Testing Blood Plasma Ascorbate Levels
  • Dilution
  • Key Administration Best Practices
  • Tumor Load, Metastatic, and Lifestyle Considerations

Appendix C: IVC Practitioner’s Quick Reference

  • Option 1: Mix from Powder
  • Option 2: Commercial Stock Solution
  • Rate
  • Procedure / Dose / Frequency
  • Dilution
  • IV Mixing Chart
  • IVC Details Before / During / After Surgery
  • Contraindication and adverse reaction: preventive and corrective action
  • Potentiation
  • What To Avoid
  • Simultaneous Treatments That Improve Efficacy

Appendix D: The Patient’s Quick Reference Guide

  • IVC-Days: The Cancer-selective Pro-oxidation Strategy
  • Things to avoid for the 6 hours leading up to and during IVC:
  • Things to consume and do during IVC-days:
  • Non-IVC Days: The Strong-Fighter Strategy
  • Things to avoid during IVC and non-IVC days:
  • Things to consume during non-IVC days:
  • Some Other Selective Chemo Agents – non-IVC Days
  • Pre-Conventional Treatment
  • Avoiding the Post-treatment Scurvy Rebound:

Appendix E: Palliative Benefits of IVC

Appendix F: Recommended Reading and Websites

Appendix G: The Seven Essentials to Making IVC Work

Appendix H: Calculations for SmartSaline0 Molarities