Is a cure for cancer
on the horizon?
S
ometimes in this seemingly
harsh and uncompromising
world, there lays hidden a
glimmer of hope that will someday
turn into a huge light that will have the
power to change the world as we know
it. In a small town of around 1000
people in tropical North Queensland,
Australia, that glimmer is gathering
strength and is guaranteed to touch us
all in the not too distant future.
The name Yungaburra, situated on the
beautiful Atherton Tablelands, will
soon roll off people’s tongues as easily
as New York, London or Moscow. Two
Scientists; Doctors Victoria Gordon
and Paul Reddell have discovered
what could well be a cure for that most
insidious of diseases; solid tumour
cancer.
The treatment known as EBC-46 is a
metabolite from the seeds of the
rainforest tree blushwood (Fontainea),
which grows wild in this region and is
now being cultivated for future
supplies and research. EBC-46 is
delivered either by direct injection
into the tumour or topically applied to
the tumour surface. Any tumour that
can be biopsied is a potential target for
a curative response.
By Peter Mack
Advanced Animal Clinical trials on
over 100 dogs, cats and horses with
spontaneous tumours has resulted in
total disintegration of those tumours
and rapid healing within just a few
weeks. In most cases the results can be
seen within a matter of hours. The
body’s innate immune system is
stimulated to destroy the tumour.
Essentially any tumour that can be
accessed and biopsied is a target for
this treatment. It treats skin, head,
neck, breast and prostate cancers.
According to Dr. Gordon ‘It’s
absolutely amazing to see this drug in
action. The tumours almost shrink
before your eyes.’ If progress con-
tinues at its current rate EBC-46 will
be available for human use within the
next six years. Clinical trials on
humans are expected to commence in
2012.
Queensland has a biodiversity of such
richness that even the experts are at a
loss to explain it. If this research
reaches the conclusions that it
currently foreshadows, it creates even
more reasons to aggressively pursue
the sustainability of our precious
resources. It also introduces an even
more important reason to conserve
the environment for future genera-
tions. A Distinctive Style will keep you
apprised of this amazing products
progress in coming issues.
QBiotics
Dr ViCtoria GorDon
Executive Director &
Chief Executive Officer
Dr Gordon holds a PhD in Chemical
Ecology, Bachelor of Applied Science,
Diploma in Human and Animal
Health. She has also taken extensive
business management training and is
a Graduate of the Australian Institute
of Company Directors. She also
worked for many years with CSIRO*
Dr Paul rEDDEll,
Executive Director &
Chief Scientific Officer
Dr Reddell holds a PhD in Forest
Ecology, a Bachelor of Science. He has
also taken extensive business man-
agement training and is a Graduate of
the Australian Institute of Company
Directors. She also worked for many
years with CSIRO*
*CSIRO. Commonwealth Scientific and
Industrial Research Organization
Website: www.qbiotics.com
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