Leukemia is the uncontrolled proliferation of white blood cells in the body and bloodstream. It occurs mainly in young people.

   It is known that the incidence of leukemia is very low among primitive natives and vegetarians, and that the disease responds rapidly when a raw, low fat, vegetarian diet is adopted. (See Chapter 2.)

   It is also significant that tests in the 1940s and 1950s showed that leukemia patients displayed low levels of Vitamin C. These tests were described by Dr A. Vogt, "Vitamin C Treatment of Chronic Leukemia" (Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift, Vol 66, 1940), Dr E. D. Kybos, "Large Doses of Ascorbic Acid in Treatment of Vitamin C Deficiencies" (Archives of Internal Medicine, Vol 75, 1945) and Dr A. L. Waldo and Dr R. E. Ziff in "Ascorbic Acid in Leukemia Patients" (Cancer, Vol 8, 1955).