“True or lie?” This is how an inquiry begins on our Facebook page. It is the article entitled: Insanity: These berries kill cancer. And that after just minutes! Finally hope for millions!”
We have already covered this topic once. As wildfire spreads, the news keeps spreading. that there is supposedly a berry that kills cancer within minutes.
It really got off to a HIGH start because the site “HEFTIG” also reported on it, which is already known for its “I make you curious” headlines and content.
You can also call it “clickbaiting” or as we call it “headline bullshit”.
This news hits like a bomb and gives hope to millions of people: Scientists have apparently found a natural and, above all, highly effective cure for cancer.
If you look at shared status posts on Facebook, you might think that a miracle cure for human cancer has been found. But that's not the case.
This berry does exist, but according to available sources it was not tested on sick people, but on ANIMALS!
Would sites like HEFTIG at least write up front: “Crazy: These berries kill cancer in animals . And that after just minutes!” Then you still have your sensational headline, but immediately say what it's about. But that’s not what we want with “clickbaiting*”.
We have researched. Our result.
Brisbane (Australia) The QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute http://qimrberghofer.edu.au has succeeded in destroying tumors with the active ingredient EBC-46.
An active ingredient from the fruits of the blushwood tree killed cancer cells in the long term in 70 percent of the test animals . The plant is only found in certain regions of the Atherton Tablelands in tropical north Queensland. The QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute has succeeded in destroying tumors with the active ingredient EBC-46.
Immune reaction is triggered
According to lead researcher Glen Boyle, a single injection directly into melanomas, as well as cancers of the head, neck and intestines in animals, resulted in long-term destruction in more than 70 percent of cases. Five minutes after the injection there is a dark red discoloration that looks like a bruise.
“Around 24 hours later, the tumor area turns black. A few days later a crust will become visible. It falls off after about a week and a half. The skin is clear and no tumor is visible anymore,” says Boyle, convinced of the success of using the plant.
The scientist was particularly surprised by the speed of this process.
The experts assume that the drug triggers a cell reaction that interrupts the blood supply to the tumor by opening it. This is why something like a bruise forms on the tumor. This seems to lead to an immune reaction in the body, which then cleanses itself.
No effect on metastases
However, Boyle says there is no evidence that EBC-46 is suitable for treating cancers that have already spread to other parts of the body. The active ingredient is being developed by QBiotics for the treatment of animals and humans. The company is currently investigating whether these plants can also be grown in a plantation.
So is there a cancer cure for everyone or not?
No: With this active ingredient, an interesting and very effective molecule may have been found, which one can imagine being used specifically for the treatment of some types of cancer once it is ready for the market...
…But: On the one hand, there is the issue of “market readiness”. It would be too good to be true if it were so easy to discover an active ingredient and then bring a drug onto the market shortly afterwards. There is often a gap of 10 years or more between the discovery of an active ingredient and the finished drug. Studies must be carried out to ensure that the drug has no or only minor side effects. The active ingredient must be fully researched and understood. Exactly why the tumors are destroyed with EBC-46 is not yet 100% clear, even if there are already various explanatory models. Putting a drug on the market too early and potentially endangering human lives would be a risk that no one wants to take.
…And: On the other hand, this substance in question is a so-called “protein kinase C activator” (PKC activator). It initiates a process (namely said PKC) that leads to the observed result. The problem is that PKC is involved in many important processes in our cells. So - to put it simply - you have to “aim” very precisely in order to really only “hit” the tumor, otherwise there would possibly be very massive side effects.
So there is still a lot to do. At the moment, however, several large pharmaceutical companies are already involved in financing the research, which certainly gives hope. However, a finished drug is unlikely to be available in the next 10 years. However, the results of the study look quite promising.
What you shouldn't do under any circumstances: go to Australia, look for a tree like this and eat the seeds. (No joke: there have already been corresponding comments and questions elsewhere!). On the one hand, the active ingredient was used in the study in a very pure form (approx. 97% purity) and on the other hand, it was injected directly into the tumor. Attempts to inject it not directly there, but simply subcutaneously (under the skin), produced no reaction. Eating the seeds is therefore definitely not an alternative.
This would not work at all because stomach acid would break down the active ingredient before it could be absorbed. In addition, the active ingredient may itself cause cancer - all the more reason to do very thorough research before using it!
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But still they can't help it:
Send this wonderful message around the world and share it with everyone! It will be a silver lining for a lot of people.
*Explanation of clickbait:
Clickbaiting describes a practice in online media that is used in blog posts, news and videos. Various forms of content are provided with headings that are intended to grab users' attention and encourage them to click and share the content via social media. The headlines are intended to lure users and ensure interaction in the form of clicks. However, the content behind the headings is often banal, sometimes does not provide any direct added value for users and is manipulative, say critics. Source: OnPageWiki
Sources:
“Phase 1 dose-escalation study of EBC-46 given by intratumoral injection to patients with refractory cutaneous and subcutaneous tumors,” Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2015 ASCO Annual Meeting (May 29 – June 2, 2015).
Vol 33, No 15_suppl (May 20 Supplement), 2015: TPS2616: http://hwmaint.meeting.ascopubs.org/cgi/content/abstract/33/15_suppl/TPS2616
“Intra-Lesional Injection of the Novel PKC Activator EBC-46 Rapidly Ablates Tumors in Mouse Models,” PLOS ONE, October 2014, Volume 9, Issue 10, e108887:
http://www.plosone.org/article/fetchObject.action ?uri=info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0108887&representation=PDF
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