Vitamin C (CAS 50-81-7) is a water-soluble vitamin studied extensively in biomedical contexts for its potential anticancer and antiviral activities Mechanistically vitamin C exerts antiproliferative effects on tumor cells and promotes apoptosis as demonstrated in murine colon cancer (CT26) cells At concentrations of 100-200 g/ml vitamin C inhibited proliferation significantly higher levels (200-1000 g/ml) induced apoptosis dose-dependently In vivo studies showed vitamin C treatment reduced tumor volume markedly in CT26 and 4T1 tumor-bearing BALB/c mouse models These findings highlight vitamin C s utility in cancer research as a therapeutic adjunct and investigational agent