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Rob (Kentucky) on 09/01/2026: 
From the Book: DR. CHASE'S, NEW RECEIPT BOOK, or Information for Everybody. ~ 1889
Dr. Brandini*, of Florence, Italy, has recently discovered that citric acid will assuage (relieve) the violent pain of cancer. He applies to the part pledgets of lint soaked in a solution of citric acid, 4 grs** (0.00833 ounces = 0.2361515276 grams).; dissolved in soft water, 350 grs. (about ¾ oz.), with the result of affording instantaneous relief in the most aggravated cases.
**Historical British Apothecaries' system
*Dr. Brandini of Florence, Italy was a 19th-century medical practitioner who became widely known in the 1860s for discovering that citric acid and fresh lemon juice could significantly alleviate the severe pain associated with cancer. According to medical historical accounts, Dr. Brandini's discovery was accidental. Source: https://bnl.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/BermudaNP02/id/3389/
The Tongue Cancer Patient: He was treating a 71-year-old male patient suffering from inoperable cancer of the tongue. To slake his severe, feverish thirst, the patient casually sucked on a fresh lemon. Unexpectedly, the application of the juice brought immediate and dramatic relief to his excruciating pain.
Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/19352/pg19352.html
Source: https://www.academia.edu/37595727/Public_Health_Bartrams_Encyclopedia_of_Herbal_Medicine_pdf
The Breast Cancer Patient: In another well-documented case involving an advanced, ulcerated breast cancer patient, the woman's severe torments kept the entire ward awake. “Applying lint soaked in the solution, relief was instantaneous. Repeated, it was successful.” -- [Bartram's Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine 1633 A.D. PDF.]
His clinical finding spread globally and was regularly cited in prominent 19th-century medical compendiums, home remedy guides, and historical newspapers as a breakthrough in palliative care.
vinaigrette (california) on 10/05/2024:
The doctor went over options and recommended Aldara. I got it then read the side effects and realized it might mess up my immune system, which is already messed up from longterm Lyme. I decided to go back to the derm and ask about the other options.
Meantime, I got on Earthclinic and learned about using baking soda, coconut oil, and vitamin C, among other things.
I started using those 3 for a few days but after researching studies, switched to only C (ascorbic acid) powder. (Some people say L ascorbic is better. After researching it, I think it doesn’t matter, though I am not sure.)
While waiting for the Dr.appointment, did the C for two weeks (including the few days of using the other things as well).
Every day, I am putting the C on as a paste (mixing it with water) and cover it with a Band-Aid to keep light from oxidizing it. keeping it on usually 12 hours but at least 4, as per a study I read.
(I think it is also OK to leave it uncovered and put it on 3x a day.)
Outdoors during the day, I cover it with a Band-Aid whether or not the C is on it.
The C made it sting and turn red; it would fade sometimes, then turn red again with more applications of the paste.
After about a week, it seemed to melt away; a small bit peeled off. Now the area is light pink and smoother, just a little texture, and It no longer turns red from the C, sometimes a little pinker.
When went back to the dermatologist, he asked if I used the Aldara. I said no, just C. He said my skin looks fine, keep using the C, and come back in three months. He said if it is malignant, it will double in thickness during that time. He said if it does not thicken then I am fine, no more to do.
I don’t think he was implying it wasn’t a cancer to begin with (I am quite sure it is, as I see the "fingers.")
One thing I learned from this is that I had to buy a new bottle of C. I have a really old bottle of it, probably oxidized. As soon as I bought the new bottle, a few days into this process, it had a much stronger effect.
Having studied more, I am concerned that ascorbic acid oxidizes quickly and I may need to replace the bottle every couple weeks, but so far, it seems to still be giving me a sting, and the lesion continues to look better. I'm going to try to find more info on this.
Will update this post after I go back to the dermatologist, or sooner if anything else of note happens.
From the studies it seems that usually the tumors fully go away but in some cases there is some residual cancer even after three months. But with the more "medical" treatments don't always get it all either. This is the main study I was going by. There are a few others online, wish there were more.
https://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(16)30032-9/fulltext
Jean (Wheeling, Il) on 10/16/2018:
Blindedbyscience (Asheville, Nc) on 09/24/2011:
I had a very small spot on my nose that started to bleed and wouldn't heal so I'm pretty sure it was a basal cell. I read that some people cured there bcc with Vit C. First I tried Sodium Ascorbate paste made with water and that was going slowly. Finally I went from eating dairy everyday (lactovegetarian) to a vegan diet and tried Ascorbic Acid powder in a paste with Aloe gel. Ascorbic acid will sting unlike sodium ascorbate. The second application it started to bleed and scab, like a small dark purple scab. I think I applied it one more time after that, then I left it alone. A week later the spot is healed with no scar. For almost 3 months that spot had a mind of its own, turning red or bleeding. Now finally it looks like normal skin. Cool!
