Wichita, KS — Bio-Communications Research Institute's (BRCI's) pioneering work on
vitamin C and cancer has been recently validated by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
BCRI researchers first reported in 1995 that vitamin C in sufficient amounts is selectively
toxic to tumor cells. The authors concluded that tumor-toxic levels of vitamin C could be
achieved only by giving the vitamin intravenously. Subsequent research from BCRI,
published in the British Journal of Cancer in 2001, was the first to describe in detail the
pharmacokinetics of high doses of intravenous vitamin C.
A recent study by scientists at NIH confirmed the concepts that vitamin C is selectively
toxic to cancer cells and that tumor-toxic levels of vitamin C can be attained using
intravenous administration. The article, published in the September 12, 2005 issue of the
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences concluded, These findings give
plausibility to i.v. ascorbic acid in cancer treatment
It is gratifying to have our research on vitamin C and cancer confirmed by scientists at
the prestigious National Institutes of Health,said Neil Riordan, Ph.D., BCRI's Research
Director. The findings reinforce our goal and commitment to pursue cutting edge cancer
research, added BCRI scientist and consultant, Michael Gonzalez, Ph.D., D.Sc. of the
University of Puerto Rico.
Researchers with BCRI have been recognized internationally as leaders in the study of
vitamin C and cancer for more than 15 years, publishing 20 scientific articles on the
subject. BCRI funded the first clinical phase I trial of intravenous vitamin C in patients
with advanced gastrointestinal malignancies. Results of the trial will be submitted for
publication in the coming months.
BCRI's vitamin C research was headed by its founder Hugh D. Riordan, M.D. The
research team includes Dr. Xiaolong Meng, Dr. Joseph Casciari, Dr. Nina Mikirova,
Dr. Jie Zhong, Dr. James A. Jackson, Dr. Don Davis, Dr. Jorge Miranda, Dr. Michael
Gonzalez, Dr. Neil Riordan, and Mr. Paul Taylor.
BCRI is a division of The Center for the Improvement of Human Functioning,
International (CIHFI) — CIHFI, a 501 (c) 3 foundation, was founded 30 years ago by
Hugh D. Riordan, M.D. The foundation is comprised of four major divisions: the Olive
W. Garvey Center for Healing Arts, the Bio-Center Laboratory, the Bio-Communications
Research Institute, and the Bio-Medical Synergistics Education Institute. The medical
doctors at CIHFI have seen patients from all 50 states and from 47 foreign countries.
The Center for the Improvement of Human Functioning, International
3100 North Hillside Avenue
Wichita, KS 67219
Click HERE to read the research article from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) about how ascorbic acid (vitamin C) concentrations selectively kill cancer cells.
