text: could anyone show me some primary literature of alternative treatments being effective at curing cancer? i asked a question this morning about whether people should be allowed to tell people on this board to quit chemo and try alternative medications, or if it was a dangerous practice that should be banned. a couple responders claimed that these treatments do work, but when i challenged them to show me some scientific evidence, nobody did. can anyone show me evidence these treatments are effective cures? here are a few major references in the medical literature.  you may also want to look at the original work done on high dose vitamin c (given intravenously - it is not effective when given orally for reasons noted in the references below) for cancer treatment by nobel prize winner linus pauling.  1) canadian medical association journal, 2006 mar 28;174(7):937-942, by padayatty sj, et al. "intravenously administered vitamin c as cancer therapy: three cases."  2) proceedings of the national academy of sciences, 2005 sep 20;102(38):13604-13609, by chen q, et al.  "pharmacologic ascorbic acid concentrations selectively kill cancer cells: action as a pro-drug to deliver hydrogen peroxide to tissues."  3) annals of internal medicine, 2004 apr 6;140(7);533-538, by padayatty sj, et al.  "vitamin c pharmacokinetics: implications for oral and intravenous use."  4) journal of the american college of nutrition, 2000;19(4):423-425, editorial.  "reevaluation of ascorbate in cancer treatment: emerging evidence, open minds and serendipity."  hope you find these helpful.  best wishes.