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Vitamin C, cancer and infection – Expert Q&A

Vitamin C, cancer and infection – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 14 February 2019

Researchers will meet in Auckland this week to discuss the potential role of Vitamin C in cancer and infection. The Vitamin C […]

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Low Vitamin C speeds up leukaemia in mice – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 22 August 201703 August 2018

US researchers have uncovered a reason why low vitamin C may speed up the development of leukaemia in mice.  Unlike […]

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Could Vitamin C help treat cancer? – TVNZ

In the News  |  Published: 14 October 201428 March 2016

Sunday TVNZ‘s Ian Sinclair speaks to Dr. Andrew Miller and Prof. Margreet Vissers about Vitamin C and whether it could help in […]

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Sir Paul Callaghan on alternative treatments

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 20 January 201220 January 2012

Physicist Sir Paul Callaghan’s high public profile has meant the country has taken a genuine interest in his terminal colon […]

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Experts on 60 Minutes vitamin C ‘miracle cure’ story

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 20 August 2010

The Science Media Centre sought comment from experts on the 60 Minutes piece Living Proof, which examined the story of […]

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Vitamin C found to have effect on tumours

In the News  |  Published: 20 July 2010

Vitamin C, otherwise called ascorbate, has been found to have a link with cancerous tumour growth, according to University of […]

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