Abstract:Chlorine dioxide is a potent oxidant with in vitro anticancer
activity. Its precise mechanism of action has not been thoroughly
explored, but it is proposed that it acts through the redox imbalance of
cancer cells. Three patients were treated for metastatic cancer (kidney,
prostate, lymphoma, uterus and melanoma), on a compassionate basis. We
report lasting tumor response with a combination of oral, enema and/or
intravenous chlorine dioxide, without side effects. The patients had
refused conventional chemother… Show more
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