Foreword<br > The importance of this book by Dr. Newbold cannot<br > be questioned. Vitamin C is one of the earliest specific<br > nutrients to be discovered， and its role in medical<br > history promises to be a far-reaching one. It has long<br > been recognized as an agent which prevents scurvy but<br > in recent years its broader role in promoting life and<br > health has come to the fore.<br > For all we know at present， vitamin C may be an<br > effective agent in the prevention of hundreds of disease<br >conditions other than overt scurvy. Cancer is， accord-<br >ing to evidence presented in this book， such a disease<br >condition.<br > Dr. Newbold s presentation concerning the advan-<br >tageous use of vitamin C in the prevention or treatment<br >of cancer and other ailments serves a triple purpose.<br >First， it calls attention to vitamin C itself. Second， b~<br >implication， it calls attention to all other nutrients and<br >the whole nutritional team， and， third， it underscores the<br >need for vast research on the part of medical scientists.<br > If people in general and the medical profession in<br >particular can avoid faddism and quackeD， and absorb<br >convincing evidence that vitamin C is extremely valu-<br >able in the treatment or prevention of disease， this<br >immediately calls attention to the possibility and， in-<br >deed， the probability that the same importance resides<br >to a greater or lesser degree in every essential nutrient<br >--every mineral， trace mineral， amino acid， and in<br >each of the other known vitamins. If the nutrients and<br >the nutrient team as a whole work against disease， and<br >if this fact is recognized by the medical profession， it<br >will bring about a profound revolution.<br > xi<br >