Patent ID: 8557863

Claim:
A method of treatment which minimizes the risks associated with a cancer tumor either by minimizing the chances of formation of a cancer tumor, or by suppressing the development of any existing cancer tumor, comprising treating a human, a canine, or a feline, including humans, canines, and felines known to either have a cancer tumor or who have had an exposure to a carcinogen or who have a genetic disposition to form cancer tumors, said method of treatment comprising administering, either separately or together, effective amounts of betaine or its functional equivalent, and vitamin C or its functional equivalent, said effective amounts of each of the betaine and vitamin C being at least about 5 mg per kg per day of the weight of the human, canine, or feline, until there is no more risk of damage from the cancer tumor said method specifically comprising treating breast cancer in humans with an effective amount of betaine and vitamin C, and where the treatment optionally also comprises an additional hormonal anticancer agent which optionally is either anastrozole, fulvestrant, or combinations of anastrozole and fulvestrant.